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April 2, 2021

Episode 0273

4/1/2021 – April iFools – Episode 0273

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Introduction

On today’s show Evan Possoco will be joining us to cover the Coke Series Race at Auto Club, we’ll recap a great day at Sebring for some Tifosi teammates and our impressions on the NIS on Bristol Dirt.

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Topics

Coke News [Mike]

LAP 10: @KeeganLeahy leads @MitchelldeJong1 by about 6-7 car lengths. @MikeConti5 now runs 3rd.
they were about four-wide for a couple of laps in the middle of the pack.
Free falling through the field, @RyanLuza caught the wall after a block from @NickOttinger. Luza started 10th and is outside the Top 20 on lap 13 now.
Leader pits lap 22, leahy under green…
—————-
LAP 26: Now @bobbyzalenski and @NickOttinger battle for 2nd, allowing @MikeConti5 to slowly pull away.
LAP 28: Battle for the lead, @NickOttinger sweeps by @MikeConti5 for the top spot. Conti returns the favor on the backstretch.
Casual three-wide racing for the lead between @MikeConti5, @NickOttinger, and @bobbyzalenski
Regular stops are happening at the 1/3 mark
Looks like 14 drivers have still yet to pit at lap 43.
—————
@mbussa75 leads.As @Blade_Whitt unlaps himself, all 40 cars are back on the lead lap. @DerekJustis takes over control as well.
.@schildhoused is on TV as he spots and crew chiefs for @KligermanSport‘s @IGann_34
—————
48 to go: @KligermanSport‘s @BBryant53 is the final driver to pit for the first green flag pit cycle. He might be good to make it the rest of the way
47 to go: @KeeganLeahy is back in the lead at the end of the first pit cycle.
43 to go: @KeeganLeahy pits from the lead once again.
35 to go: Open the floodgates, just about all of the other 2-stoppers have hit pit road for their second stop.
So as they run, @DerekJustis leads the one stoppers, and @KeeganLeahy is 19 seconds behind that after his second stop.
—————
33 to go: @bobbyzalenski pits from the lead. @MitchelldeJong1 and @LoganClampitt_ also pit.
Power down.
@KeeganLeahy is within 10 seconds of the lead with 30 laps to go.
31 to go: @BBryant53 is ‘on kill.’ The @KligermanSport driver is one of two drivers to pit past the halfway mark. The other was @ssgracing‘s @MalikRayTTV.
—————
22 to go: @BBryant53 leads @DerekJustis and @IGann_34. They are the front runners of those on a 1-stop strategy.
The tires have leveled off. Leahy isn’t coming anymore. It’s going to be between these three if it stays green.
@BBryant53 leads @DerekJustis and @IGann_34 with 10 laps to go.
—————
@BBryant53 picks up his first career #eNASCAR | Coca-Cola @iRacing Series victory at @ACSupdates!
Derek Justis 2nd – 3rd Isaac Gann

Standings – https://www.iracing.com/enascar/team-standings/

Dynamic track was in full effect in last nights @NASCAR @CocaColaRacing Series race at @ACSupdates

Ride on board with @bobbyzalenski as he battled with @MikeConti5 and @NickOttinger for the lead as they all ran different lines. pic.twitter.com/YWP9ZtSRUw
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 31, 2021

https://twitter.com/eNASCARCocaCola/status/1377089375851401216

Parker Klingerman celebrates with his driver Bob Bryant on a video posted on his Twitter account.

The racing maybe virtual but the wins are real

Amazing job @BBryant53 👏🏆@Valvoline | @KligermanSport pic.twitter.com/88uWLYyAZc
— Parker Kligerman (@pkligerman) March 31, 2021

Porsche Supercup Round 8 [Brian]

Josh Rogers takes the win in week 8 of the Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup on the Nordschleife circuit at Nurburgring amassing a near unsurpassable 127 point lead with just 2 weeks to go.

Standings – https://www.iracing.com/supercup/standings/

Porsche All-Star Race [Brian]

Jimmy Broadbent took the win in the feature race in the Porsche All-Star Race at the Nordschleife with Dave Cam taking the sprint race victory.

12 Hours of Sebring [Hall & Greg]

The 12 Hour of Sebring team consisting of Tifoso team members and your show hosts David Hall and Greg Hecktus finished in P3 in their split.

P3 Podium finish for @richieh70 @froozenkaktus @dmixmage in the @iRacing 12 Hours of Sebring!!! #winning #imsa #dallara pic.twitter.com/wKzE4YJ3PN
— Tifosi Racing (@TifosiRacing) March 28, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798878.page#12446299

Stats [Tony]

Rob Crouch posted all of the stats in the forums from this weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring Race as only he can do.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799002.page#12447579

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799001.page#12447570

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799000.page#12447568

Listener Garrett Streets Sent in [AJ]

Listener Garrett Streets sent into the show a fantastic Twitch video of iRacing streamer Bacho Grande (John Bacho) a legally blind iRacer who picks up his first win in emotional fashion.

Legally blind iRacer and Twitch Streamer Bacho_Grande wins his first race
byu/Marc-OP iniRacing

https://www.twitch.tv/bacho_grande/clip/OutstandingBoringLEDUncleNox-v7ugYF0XdNa_Kmmj

Release Notes – UI [Mike]

Nicholas Bailey from the iRacing staff posted the details of a zero-downtime update for the UI.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798696.page#12444488

And 1 day later another UI Patch [Brian]

One day later Nicholas Bailey announced another UI patch.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799229.page#12448335

Season 2 Patch 2 Release Notes [Hall]

Alex Gustafson posted in the forums the details of Season 2 Patch 2 including a new method of payment, Venmo.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798932.page#12446994

Venmo Details [Tony]

iRacing Support posted a link to the forums with more details of the new Venmo payment method.

We are now including Venmo as a valid form of payment along with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover (credit/debit/gift/prepaid etc), Paypal and PaymentWall. https://t.co/aozp74M61Q for more details.
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) March 29, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799207.page#12448132

UI Release Notes

Another zero downtime update from iRacing

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799424.page#12450676

eRacer Market [AJ]

eRacer Market is a website marketplace where the sim racing community buys and sells

https://eracr.co/

iRating School Survey [Mike]

Kyle Rusinko is taking a survey ion the forums to gather data on the correlation between account age and iRating and is asking for as much data from the community for a school statistics class project.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798935.page#12447053

Josh Berry Late Model Win [Brian]

JR Motorsports announced a victory for Josh Berry in a Late Model Race at Tri-County Motor Speedway in iRacing colors. Berry won the 75-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event on the .400-mile oval Saturday night, while teammate William Cox III recovered from a late spin to earn an eighth-place finish. Josh made his second appearance in the familiar All Things Automotive/iRacing Chevrolet Late Model this season,

.@joshberry wins at Tri-County in Late Model return. Teammate @willcox3racing runs eighth.

Race report ➡️ https://t.co/YhR2hD55xY pic.twitter.com/BZLTDX2LgN
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) March 29, 2021

Throwback Cup [Hall]

Greg West posted in the forums the details of the Throwback Cup, a 400 lap race in the ’87 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the ’87 Ford Thunderbird to be held April 9-10.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799208.page#12448185

Epic Factor [Tony]

In the first episode of a video series called Epic Factor, they visit with Joshua Rogers, the fastest sim racer.

https://www.facebook.com/48224116084/posts/10159411329686085/?d=n

Daytona 75 [Mike]

Our good friends at Grid-Finder are hosting the Grid-Finder Invitational #3 Daytona 75 on April 10th including a Livery Competition.

https://www.grid-finder.com/event-apr

24 Hours of Nürburgring [AJ]

Greg West posted in the forums the details of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring to be held on April 23-25th

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799308.page#12449125

Bristol Dirt Review [Hall]

After the conclusion of the NIS series week at Bristol Dirt, what are your thoughts about the addition of dirt to the series?

RIP William Marsh [Brian]

The iRacing community morns the loss of William Marsh of Sim Racing Paddock. Will Ford of Boosted Media was a good friend of William’s and gave his thoughts on on his freind of many years.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNINpMPB1xS/?igshid=uzy83zvj9bjh

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799461.page

April Fools [Tony]

Formula Vee coming to iRacing?

Countless legendary careers began behind the wheel of a Formula Vee, and now yours will too!

An upcoming addition to our fleet of Rookie class cars, the Formula Vee will complete our open-wheel ladder and be free for all iRacers! pic.twitter.com/ehaOosBR7k
— iRacing (@iRacing) April 1, 2021

[AJ]

Fanatec announced their new DD 0.5

Good things come in small packages, that really packs a punch.

For more details: https://t.co/ZPgc5fT64M #fanatec #simracing #soon pic.twitter.com/wLLCqYpLtB
— Fanatec (@fanatec) April 1, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3799486.page

[Mike]

Midwest Simulations has a new BFL spotlight system. Also works in VR!

https://www.facebook.com/367316010337691/posts/1244792789256671/?d=n

[Mike]

Logitech announces it’s new Logitech, or Dogitech wheel base for dogs.

Introducing the K923: The First Racing Wheel for Dogs

🐶 CHEWFORCE technology fetches in-game data for enhanced gameplay
🐶 Brings the checkered flag with a checkered wag
🐶 Developed in partnership with pups everywhere

⬇️ Drop a picture of your speed racing pup pic.twitter.com/vSGLT9txVc
— Logitech G (@LogitechG) April 1, 2021

[Hall]

eRacr announces it’s new iRacing mobile app for phones and tablets.

It was on this day many years ago @iRacing produced and released one of the best April Fools jokes of all time. With fantastic production effort and memes in mind, iRacingMobilehttps://t.co/0DQwMIh1FD pic.twitter.com/6reoFT75rS
— eRacr.gg (@eRacr_gg) April 1, 2021

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Fantasy [Tony]

Hardware/Software

Sim Racing Shoes [Brian]

Sparco is introducing the new HYPERDRIVE, the gaming shoes that combine comfort and performance with a cutting-edge design. Ultra-comfort and maximum lightness to help your driving performance even at home.

https://www.facebook.com/548091942026296/posts/1773315509503927/?d=n

Sparco Sim Seat [Tony]

Sparco GP Gaming Seat priced at 460 euros. It’s currently out of stock, but Joe Sullivan posted in the forums that the Sparco rep he talked to said their goal is to have them available in about two months.

https://www.sparco-official.com/en/sedile-gp-gaming.html

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797971.page#12437038

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Bristol

Ellis – – p18 – Had a good run going top 5 and a guy who was riding the wall came off of it doored me down to nose first into the inside wall – 8 minutes damage – 8 laps down
Hall = P4 Stay top 5 whole race, just couldn’t execute on the first two laps of a run
Groves – P16 – Top 5 most of the race, got knocked in to pit road with 20 or so to go, couldn’t recover

Sunday Open
- David – p 14 top split, running top 5, got sandwiched into wall hard and got 18 second meatball. Got last lucky dog to get on lead lap but no chance to gain spots.

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p6 – Ran back half of top 10 all night – only 10x by being super careful staying low – as high as 3rd but choked a bit on final run
- Tyler – P 28 was behind 29 laps after a great performance of my driving skil. 1 meatball. 2 black flags. 3 spins and a partridge in a pear tree. Bye bye Bristol it’s me not you.

Official Series

Ellis – p wrecked out –
- Then p11 – got door slammed and was down to 1930 hp, was running dead last and somehow finished 11th after the big one
- Then wrecked out in two diff races
- Then – p4 – finally put a race together and finished!

Kyle P – 25 – wrecked

PDS Euro Sprint
- Hall – Win at Daytona #101
Dallara Jet Car -Ellis – Hockenheim – ran during day Friday, 20 drivers, started p17 – made it to 9th in 1st lap, 2nd lap a guy from Finland runs over me from behind

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- p3 – Ran back half of top ten most of the night – not too much damage had a god last run and gained a couple of spots –
- Tom D. P dnf

UCRA-richmond
- Mike – p dnf – spun off late exit of 2 by myself – done…

Final Thoughts

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April iFools
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Description

Evan Possoco stops by to recap the iRacing Coke Series race at Auto Club. We recap all of the action as iRacing comes to the Bristol Dirt track for the first time. We look back at a very successful weekend at Sebring for some of Tifosi’s best endurance drivers and try to sort out all of the April Fools teasers, all right here on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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March 26, 2021

Episode 0272

03-25-2021 – Little Giant – Episode 0272

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

This week we will be welcoming another new member as we introduce AJ Pritchett to the show. The Pro Invitational is back this week and cover all of the stories and much more. And remember you can follow along with us on your mobile device real time as you listen and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there.

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AJ Pritchett

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What brought you to iRacing and how did you hear about it?
Which series do you normally run?
What type of hardware do you use? (Wheels, Pedals, ect.)
Software
1. What gear did you use when you first started iRacing?
Do you run Monitors or VR?
1. How many monitors?
2. What VR headset are you running?
Are you part of a team?
Do you participate in any leagues or is it just official racing?
What is your most memorable iRacing moment?

Guest Specific Questions:

What was the first question I ever asked you?
Goals for 2021

New team Tifosi driver AJ Pritchett showed us what’s up by WINNING in his first ever start in the NASCAR iRacing Series – Fixed at Atlanta with a margin of winning at 0.000 in true Harvicks 1st win fashion!!!
Welcome to the team bud. #winning pic.twitter.com/Ps03a527YA
— Tifosi Racing (@TifosiRacing) March 22, 2021

https://m.twitch.tv/clip/GlutenFreeObliqueCucumberTinyFace-Yvk76o2lWR2AMCLk

https://clips.twitch.tv/AntsyTrappedCookieNerfRedBlaster-qFLn8TTWS4DNC5OZ

Topics

Coke News [Hall]

Klingerman Sport Tweeted a ‘Mic Check’ segment that followed their drivers Bob Bryant and Isaac Gann’s radio chatter with their spotters thru last weeks Atlanta Coke Series Race.

https://twitter.com/kligermansport/status/1374433034225610754?s=11

Monday Night Racing League [Brian]

Podium eSports’ Monday Night Racing League was once again guest announced by none other than Daryll Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Adam Alexander.

TODAY IS THE DAY🔥@adam1alexander, @AllWaltrip, and @LarryMac28 are back in the booth TONIGHT at 8pm EST on @PodiumeSports.#MNRChampionship | @tufcoflooring pic.twitter.com/mEzmJyxWi4
— Monday Night Racing (@MonNightRacing) March 22, 2021

The actual series finale race in the trucks at the Atlanta Motor Speedway was won by Nascar Developmental Drover Raja Caruth.

https://twitter.com/ssgracing/status/1374174305395834880

NASCAR Pro Invitational [Mike]

Wednesday night marked the return of the Nascar Pro Invitational on Fox Sports 1 Network racing at the new Bristol Dirt Track.

The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series makes its return Wednesday! Coverage begins at 6pm ET on FS1!

More info: https://t.co/JCyJIqEl4x pic.twitter.com/WjRURhhm1D
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 22, 2021

[Adam]

Erik Arneson added on Twitter that Wednesday’s race will have “in sim” reporters Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano.

Couple of decent "in-Sim" reporters for Wednesday's @NASCAR @iRacing season-opener on @FS1 … #eSports @FoxSports pic.twitter.com/y13yx1bWJG
— Erik Arneson (@EBASports) March 22, 2021

[Kyle]

Jenna Fryer also Tweeted that Kyle Larson’s car in the Pro Invitational Race will be in his “Drive for 5” paint, a campaign that supports causes he worked with during his suspension last year.

#NASCAR: @KyleLarsonRacin will return to the iRacing Series featuring his new foundation and the "Drive for 5" campaign that supports causes he worked with during last year's suspension: https://t.co/fQAVL6Irj2
— Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) March 23, 2021

[AJ]

David Schildhouse reported Tuesday on Twitter that Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Austin Cindric (driving the 2 car) will be in the race Wednesday and Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski

IN: Bowyer, Dale Jr., Cindric (driving the 2)
OUT: Harvick, Keselowski, @TimmyHillRacer #FreeTimmy | @iRacing | #ProInvitationalSeries
— David Schildhouse (@SchildhouseD) March 23, 2021

[Mike]

Timmy Hill Tweeted his disappointment in not being invited in the Pro Invitational Race despite competing in every cup race the last two seasons, And Jenna Fryer added that he won one of the iRacing events last season when it was the only sports on tv last year.

Sim racing "controversies" are assuredly some of racing's most stupid controversies, and they often seem largely self-inflicted (all of this is also self-evident).

If a guy won in the @iRacing Pro Series last season and runs Cup weekly, he should have a slot.

This isn't hard.
— Nate Ryan (@nateryan) March 23, 2021

[Hall]

Nate Ryan, Dave Moody, Justin Melillo and Matt Weaver all jumped on the #LetTimmyIn Twitter campaign to have Timmy Hill added to the Pro Series lineup to the point the it was trending on Twitter.

Who cares how many people compete in the iRace? #LetTimmyIn
— Dave Moody (@DGodfatherMoody) March 23, 2021

Timmy literally won a eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational race at Texas last summer. He should be included. Bottom line. https://t.co/0tXiYccmuY
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) March 23, 2021

My final word on the topic because it is beyond ridiculous: The guy not invited to race is LITERALLY in the promotional graphic. pic.twitter.com/CJIjMM88Z9
— Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) March 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetTimmyrace?src=hashtag_click

#LetTimmyRace is already having an impact on Twitter trends pic.twitter.com/6RP7jJaSn7
— Justin Melillo (@justinmelillo) March 23, 2021

[Brian]

Austin Cindric Tweeted yesterday morning that he had some big shoes to fill substituting for Brad Keselowski and suggested that Timmy Hill might be the man for the job.

Big shoes to fill subbing for BK. Tight squeeze into his virtual seat. Knees are in the virtual digital dash, and I didn't even have time to pack virtual tear-offs…

I think @TimmyHillRacer would be the man for the job tonight, what do ya think @keselowski?
— Austin Cindric (@AustinCindric) March 24, 2021

…And by yesterday afternoon Team Penske, along with Nascar made it official that yes, Timmy Hill will be in the number 2 car for the Pro Invitational Race.

The people have spoken.

We look forward to seeing you drive the virtual No. 2 @DiscountTire Ford for tonight's #ProInvitationalSeries race, @TimmyHillRacer!#TimmyWillRace pic.twitter.com/KfMv6MA37L
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) March 24, 2021

.@TimmyHillRacer to replace @AustinCindric in tonight's #ProInvitationalSeries race on the virtual @BMSupdates dirt track.

Entry list: https://t.co/v3dIoNPOmk pic.twitter.com/GobcEcXzOq
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 24, 2021

[Greg]

William Byron takes the checkered flag in the Series opener at Bristol Dirt

C E L E B R A T I O N @WilliamByron | #ProInvitationalSeries pic.twitter.com/qfnCxXbAGh
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 25, 2021

[Kyle]

Cody Hanley asked on Bob Pockrass’ Twitter account if there would be prize money for the Pro Invitational races, and he replied no, but Steve Myers responded that they will be giving away $5000 to the charity of choice of the winning driver for each race.

We, @iRacing, are giving $5,000 to the winner's charity of choice for each race.
— Steve Myers (@iRacingMyers) March 24, 2021

[AJ]

Things got a little wild on Bristol Dirt for the Pro drivers.

Things got a little wild out there. 😳#ProInvitationalSeries pic.twitter.com/KAc6IPS4C5
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 25, 2021

iRacing Videos And Fun [Greg]

Some interesting videos this week including an iRacing dirt promotional video and streamer Dave Cam with a video trying his hand at plate racing at Talladega in the Carb Cup.

Show me your favorite iRacing meme.
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 19, 2021

Season 2 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 [Hall]

iRacing released the notes for Hotfix #1 for the Season 2 Patch.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797986.page#12436223

12 Hours of Sebring [Brian]

Greg West posted in the forums the details of this weekends 12 Hours of Sebring.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794571.page

RIP John King [Mike]

Mike Ouellette regrettably posted in the forums the sad news of the passing of Black Adder Team Owner John King after battling brain cancer. He was a passionate driver, team builder and mentor to his fellow friends and iRacers.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798081.page

iRacing Staffer Christian Challiner knew John from iRacing and posted his own thoughts about John in the forums.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3798081.page#12439314

Someone Has Raced As Me [Kyle]

Simon Butler from the UK noticed one day that his iRating had dropped even though he hadn”t raced. He checked his results and found that he had results in races while he was at work. He wondered if someone had used his login to race and contacted iRacing. Staffer Jason Bryfogle did some research and found that the questioned races were indeed from a different IP address

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798372.page#12440429

Porsche News [AJ]

Porsche Motorsports posted a tweet letting fans of the Porsche All-Star race that you can vote for which car they will race in the finale at Monza between the Cayman GT4 Clubsport, 911RSR or the 911GT3 Cup car.

#PESC – Every vote matters: choose the race car for our famous All-Stars like @MattMaloneTV and @JimmyBroadbent in the last race of the Porsche @TAGHeuer Esports Supercup by @iRacing at @Autodromo_Monza.

To vote, click here ➡️ https://t.co/BLndHL7iep pic.twitter.com/R6N1P2RmTa
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) March 22, 2021

2021 IndyCar Racing Series [Mike]

Greg West released the details of the upcoming Indycar Series including the schedule that will closely follow the actual 2021 Indycar Sreies.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798365.page

New Track Announced [Hall]

Motorsports reporter Adam Stern reported on Twitter that Nascar is working with the city of Chicago and iRacing to scan it’s streets to make a street course for the fifth iRacing Pro Series event.

.@NASCAR today is announcing that it worked with the city of @Chicago + iRacing to scan its streets to make for a street race for the fifth Pro Invitational Series event.

🗨@LoriLightfoot: "I am thrilled to work with NASCAR and iRacing to showcase our great city to NASCAR fans." pic.twitter.com/nOBQax9DCH
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 24, 2021

Nascar Tweeted a video of a hot lap at the newly created Chicago Street Course.

Windy city, windy roads. 💨

Take a hot lap around the virtual Chicago Street Course!#NASCARStreetCHI | @iRacing pic.twitter.com/QNpzTrMobp
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 24, 2021

[Brian]

Adam Stern followed up, rehashing a report that the Sports Business Journal announced in February of 2020 that Nascar had discussions about holding a possible real life street race around Chicago and Los Angeles, and speculated that the Chicago Street Course on iRacing may be an experiment in furthering the discussions

SBJ reported in February 2020 that @NASCAR had discussions with Chicago’s @SoldierField and the @LAColiseum about holding a possible real-life street race around their venues, so the iRace experiment could indicate that those talks are moving forward.

📜: https://t.co/OxeXaMaUtS pic.twitter.com/BzCHIJJBma
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 24, 2021

Here's renderings plus a map of the Chicago street course. pic.twitter.com/n2WocQk6Fh
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 24, 2021

[Kyle]

Jason Perry Asked in the forums if the Chicago track will be available for the general subscribers, or just fire the Pro Invitational event. Steve Myers for iRacing assured him that iRacing would not have done the project if we could not put it up for sale! I expect it will be finished in late May in time for this event.

We would not have done the project if we could not put it up for sale! I expect it will be finished in late May in time for this event.

And this is a very different project than Monaco. The vast majority of the track is on the lake side of a park. Yes we are going to have to model some of the city but not as much as a track more centrally located in a city. When it is done it is going to be beautiful. The parks are going to be gorgeous and there will be an iconic shot at the start/finish line (if it does not change) with the fountain in the back.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/100/3798593.page#12444045

Crew Chiefs using iRacing Dirt [Mike]

In a news article on the Hendricks Motorsports website they report that Greg Ives, the crew chief for the 48 team said “iRacing is a huge tool for us as engineers and crew chiefs for us to understand what we may be challenged with. We try to set up changes here and there; it doesn’t technically correlate 100% but it does give you a general idea of what changes may do.”

Crew chiefs using iRacing to navigate unknowns of Bristol Dirt https://t.co/szy8o3TjLd
— Steve Myers (@iRacingMyers) March 24, 2021

http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/111489/crew-chiefs-using-iracing-to-navigate-unknowns-of-bristol-dirt#.YFvNYzN1Jh8.twitter

IMSA iRacing Pro Series Returns [Hall]

Not to be outdone by Nascar, IMSA announced that their Pro Series will be returning in April.

Back to Virtual Reality: IMSA iRacing Pro Series Returns in April

Read more: https://t.co/kYNvzeVhbM #IMSA / @iRacing
— IMSA (@IMSA) March 24, 2021

Mainstream Media Coverage [Brian]

An article in the LA Times documents the initial run of the Pro Invitational Series last year with the suspension of the regular season and it’s continuation this year while actual races are still being held.

Nice read from ⁦@Jack_A_Harris⁩ and ⁦@latimessports⁩ #eSports ⁦@NASCARONFOX⁩ https://t.co/YgRM7CUb9K
— Erik Arneson (@EBASports) March 24, 2021

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-03-24/nascar-continue-iracing-even-though-real-races-back-on-track

Kyle Doing Dirt Work for iRacing [Kyle]

Steve Myers posted on the socials giving Kyle Larson a lot of credit in the development and testing of the Nascar, Bristol Dirt experiment.

Kyle is leaving out that he helped us for the last two weeks test Bristol Dirt to give us his feedback on how he thinks the cars will drive. This is a rare situation when we have zero data on how a car will perform on a new surface. https://t.co/DgIRuNXr6I
— Steve Myers (@iRacingMyers) March 24, 2021

NDM – Development Update [Mike]

iRacing Staffer Alex Gustafson posted a note in the forums the iRacing is aware that the suspension on current NDM cars is weak in some situations. They are working on the problems on a car by car basis and will release updates when they are happy with their testing results.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798467.page#12441355

Most Strangest Incident [Hall]

Azril Nazli Alias posted a video of an odd incident where a car flies into an overpass and comes down crashing onto his car.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3798566.page#12442642

Fontana Giveaway [Kyle]

Auto Club Speedway will be doing a giveaway in anticipation of the upcoming iRacing Coke Series race on Tueasday March 30th. Prizes include a Coca Cola mini refridgerator, an Auto Club Speedway victory lane hat, and a year membership in iRacing.

To enter, fill in your information below. You will know you have properly entered when “Successfully Subscribed. Thank You” appears after clicking “Sign Up“. There will be only 1 (one) grand prize winner. Review sweepstakes rules here.

We are so excited to go iRacing on March 30th…so excited that we are doing a giveaway! Visit the link below to enter to win great prizes🤘

🏁: https://t.co/9RVVEhE8ZL

@eNASCARCocaCola | @iRacing pic.twitter.com/fBQudrdvMk
— Next Gen CA (@NextGenCA) March 25, 2021

https://www.autoclubspeedway.com/iracing-sweepstakes/?linkId=100000037883599

Indycar iRacing Challenge [AJ]

Tonight is the continuation if the 2021 Indycar Challenge, tin ight is at Homestead Speedway and can be streamed on Indycar.com

The 2021 INDYCAR @iRacing Challenge continues tonight at 6:30 PM ET @HomesteadMiami!

Catch all the action on https://t.co/gkwsskDAmo.#INDYCARChallenge pic.twitter.com/vLxqcBCDMv
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 25, 2021

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy [Brian]

Hardware/Software

iRacing Has Hardware Partner [Hall]

Next Level Racing is excited to announce that they will be partnering with iRacing to bring a new sim rig to the market.

https://www.adaptnetwork.com/gaming/sim-racing/iracing-next-level-racing-co-branded-cockpit/

Rig Review [Brian]

A Little Giant of a racing rig that bring rig building to a new level

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMStn4MBZso/?igshid=17pdkuxyq6pmt

Listener Eric Whiting Sends In [Mike]

Listener Eric Whiting sends in the D_Box 4250i G3 Haptic System, and 80/20 add-on actuator motion system.

https://sim-lab.eu/shop/product/d-box-4250i-g3-haptic-system-428#attr=443,447

[Kyle]

And Eric sends in another one – the Next Level Racing® GTtrack Frame Only cockpit. A proven solution with a great price point that’s built to handle direct drive wheels, pedals, and other high-end electronics. Prices starting at $599

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1565395030322327&id=297579510437225&sfnsn=mo

Sim Lab New Product [Hall]

Sim Lab has been working on a wheelstand for some time to create a budget solution but with the quality everyone expects from a Sim-Lab rig! Pricing: wheelstand €179 +Add-on €79 inc. VAT. Available in ~8 weeks! It handles DD-wheels!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMb7A_WBCGE/?igshid=10mn1egd5dbau

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Atlanta

Ellis – – p14 – ran back half of top ten most of night – two gf runs in a row then some cautions at the end – was 9th on final restart and choked and slipped back to 14.
Hall = P24 couldn’t avoid early wreck, limped around rest of race
Rochette P Can i stop being wrecked please

David – p 23, when wrong way with set
Tom D – Crashed. Couldn’t miss them
Rochette- Pparked it against gut went with another set.. ended up 2 laps down with no recovery so just parked it

Kyle – P Started P4 Kept it in the top 10 all race long and kept out of trouble. We came to a GWC in P1 but couldn’t hold off the #8 Car and brought home a P2.

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p14 – Was running 24th when the green flags stops started and somehow cycled out to 12th after that got my way up at hires fifth before somebody ran over the back of me and I fell to last car on lead lap
- AJ Pritchett- p1 – Margin 0.000 – https://twitter.com/tifosiracing/status/1373849519197057024?s=11
- Stephen – wrecked out
- Tyler – P 14?
- Kyle – P4- Started P2 Got a caution on Lap 23 came out of Pits P3 behind a driver with old tires.he got wrecked and collected me. Pitted for repairs went one lap down in 29th till i got the lucky dog on Lap 58 and then battled my way back to the front to finish P4

Race: Bristol

Wed Open:

Hall – p wrecked out by the dirtiest driver in top split
Tom D. P18. Was not comfortable at beginning of race. Learned a lot. Look forward to Sunday to use what I have learned
Ellis – p4 – Qualified p4 – ran top 5 all night – got 12 x basically in first 20 laps – then with about 30 to go hit 18 had to do the drive through – was 19th – drove it up to 4th in two short runs –
- https://twitter.com/WillGibson25/status/1375131071352877060
  - “That last restart you made up a ton of spots, no one wanted to run the fence.” – Will Gibson
Rochette – P5 hung out in top 5 99% of the race which was aboot 65% pacing but when we did go green had alot of fun. Ran with Chris which ended up 3rd

Thurs Open
- Hall – wrecked, initial spin was on my, but a driver instead of stoping accelerated through me and put me on my roof
- Ellis – p.

Rochette P3 top 4 car all race but was a bit conservitive on final laps waiting for the leaders to hit the wall and slide under em Bristol Dirt is waaaaaaayyy better than actual Bristol

Official Series

A Open
- Kyle P – Atlanta P1 started in P2 and watched the leader drive off to lead until green flag pit stops. After the pit stops cycled through rane 2nd behind the leader by 11 seconds. I saved my tires and was able to catch the leader with 15 to go and made my move with 12 laps to go to take the lead and pulled to a 4 second lead to take the win.

Kyle P – Bristol Dirt P3 started P6 banged off the wall all race long was able to keep on the lead lap and brought home a P3

Euro Sprint
- Hall – Win #100 at Sebring

Dallara Jet Car -Ellis – Hockenheim – p2 – out of 2 drivers

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- p6 – Two early cautions then two gf stops in a row in the middle of the second one, caution – took a waveby – then fought for lucky dog and got it and a caution – p7 to lead lap, gained one more spot – nothing for the leaders I needed track position
- Stephen – dnf
- Tom D. P-dnf – got involved in a lap 1 crash. Thought I had a good piece going into the race.

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – p9. Ran top 10 all race. Was fighting for a top 5. Late race yellow, got passed on the short run

Final Thoughts

TITLE IDEAS

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Description

This Week we welcome new show co-host and Tifosi team member AJ Pritchett, who won in his first NIS as a Tifosi team member. The Nascar Pros return to iRacing with the Pro Invitational at Bristol Dirt and we’ll review all of the happenings and we’ll see a Little Giant of a rig in hardware/software, so tune in to the iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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March 19, 2021

Episode 0271

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

3/18/2021 – Geg, Don’t Leave Me Hangin’ – Episode 0271

Brought to you by:

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

Today we welcome and introduce to the listeners, new member to the show, Kyle Pendygraft. Also, Evan Posocco will be along to cover this weeks emotional iRacing Coke Series Race and much more.

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Special Guest

Kyle Pendygraft

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CareerStats.do?custid=457210

https://www.facebook.com/loudpedalgaming

General Questions:

What brought you to iRacing and how did you hear about it?
Which series do you normally run?
What type of hardware do you use? (Wheels, Pedals, ect.)
Software
1. What gear did you use when you first started iRacing?
Do you run Monitors or VR?
1. How many monitors?
2. What VR headset are you running?
Are you part of a team?
Do you participate in any leagues or is it just official racing?
What is your most memorable iRacing moment?

Guest Specific Questions:

Loud Pedal Gaming
1. I am a big nascar fan and got tired of nascar heat series games and always had a fascination with iracing just never had a PC that could handle it until last march
I normally run all 3 Nascar series, but I do bounce around to some open wheel Road racing and IMSA class races.
Simexperience ProV2 Direct Drive wheel, Fanatec Clubsport V3 with the brake and gas mods, Thrustmaster TH8 Shifter and an ebay hand brake. All of thats mounted on a Next Level GT Track rig.
TomaHawk B450 Max motherboard with a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and a MSI Geforce 2070 Triz fozr GPU
1. Thrustmaster TX 300 wheel and the T300 pedals and the thrustmasterTH8 shifter
Monitors
1. I use 4 monitors but only use 3 for iRacing
2. I recently sold my Oculust Rift S VR Headset
Yes im apart of TIFOSI racing team
I run in the IROC Challenge Series Which is a IROC themed league. We just finished up season 2 in the ARCA cars and about to start up Season 3 in the Truck series. I also race in the Majors. This is my first season in the majors. I also run in the WORC I race in their sports car series.
I would have to say my win at Talladega in the trucks as i got wrecked and went across the line backwards and got the win which was my first ever win in iRacing as i had only been in the sim for less then a month at that point.

Topics

Coke Race [Mike]

Media Guide – https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797576.page#12432495

https://s100.iracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-eNASCAR-MEDIA-GUIDE.pdf

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Coke Race: Atlanta
- Jusan Hamilton – Grand Marshall here to give the command…
- deJong, Leahy, Gann and Zalenski are comfortably in the top four positions with 35 laps scored.
- 39 laps, and @LoganClampitt_ is the newest member to the Top 5 club. His teammate @NickOttinger is working on getting P6 from @john_gorlinsky.
- The Pro champ, @IGann_34, takes second away from @KeeganLeahy.
- 45 laps in the book. Gann is about a second behind leader @MitchelldeJong1.
- Caution! @BBryant53 and @znovak15 get together! @MalikRayTTV also involved!
- Lap 49, pits were just about to start. Bryant said he wanted to pit, Novak says he didn’t hear him.
- @MitchelldeJong1 gets the jump but here comes @LoganClampitt_!
- NEW LEADER, Clampitt on lap 53!
- Battle for the lead on lap 63!
- @IGann_34 is all OVER @LoganClampitt_‘s back bumper!
- Contact! @DerekJustis in the wall after getting into it with @RyanLuza. We stay green!
- Running order (lap 75/163)
- 1. @LoganClampitt_
- 2. @IGann_34
- 3. @MitchelldeJong1
- 4. @ZackN24
- 5. @NickOttinger
- Zack Nichols to third and brings Nick Ottinger with him on lap 81.
- deJong fades to P5 now.
- 69 to go – big wreck –@AshtonCrowder and @bschoon55 into the inside wall HARD down the backstretch! No caution though
- Three-wide middle gone wrong.
- https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1372006198350843906

64 to go and here comes @IGann_34 with a second run at @LoganClampitt_!
Battle for the lead is back on!
58 to go some green flag stops starting –
Pitting, 59 to go, @KeeganLeahy.
This kicks off the final cycle.
Pitting, 58 to go, @NickOttinger.
LEAD CHANGE 57 TO GO: @IGann_34 to P1 as @LoganClampitt_ ducks out to pit road.
Pitting coming to 55 to go, @IGann_34, handing the lead to @MitchelldeJong1.
Lead will cycle through to @NickOttinger over @LoganClampitt_ and @KeeganLeahy when all is said and done.
PENALTY: @CVincent34, commitment line violation.
That is a pass through. He was all four in the grass on the far side of the cone!
BATTLE FOR THE LEAD! (and the win)
All @WBeSports_ out front and @LoganClampitt_ makes the easy pass of @NickOttinger for P1.
121/163
@IGann_34 is back in third maintaining about 1.5 seconds back. So… @IGann_34 is pitting for a pass through penalty. Possible connection issues as well.

25 laps to go.
1. @LoganClampitt_
2. @NickOttinger
3. @swilson3_ (+25)
4. @ZackN24
5. @MikeConti5
Lead margin for @LoganClampitt_ is 1.5 seconds now. 16 to go.
5 to go – Battle for 10th with nine to go!
@CaseyKirwan23 all over @bobbyzalenski.
@LoganClampitt_ takes his first @eNASCARCocaCola win of the season and the third of his career tonight @amsupdates!
Results for @eNASCARCocaCola:
1. @LoganClampitt_
2. @NickOttinger
3. @ZackN24
4. @MikeConti5
5. @swilson3_
6. @bdavies_88
7. @KeeganLeahy
8. @RyanLuza
9. @CaseyKirwan23
10. @GarrettManes
This snaps a 44-race winless drought for @LoganClampitt_, dating back to Sept. 11, 2018 at @IMS.
A Personal shoutout to Jacob Seelman and Justin Melillo for the outstanding coverage of the race on twitter…

The emotion says it all!@iRacing | @LoganClampitt_ pic.twitter.com/9gUrTvSaut
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 17, 2021

https://www.iracing.com/clampitt-snaps-44-race-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-win-drought-at-atlanta/

Standings

Supercup All-Star Race [Hall]

IRL Driver wins the feature event in his inaugural start in the Porsche Supercup All-Star Race at Circuit de Spa

#PESC – TK dominates the All-Star feature race!@TonyKanaan finds the top step of the podium in his maiden event with @PorscheRaces! #NeverNotRacing

Catch the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup, up next: https://t.co/Cpyl5yk6HQ pic.twitter.com/vrbDEqQIF1
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 13, 2021

Supercup Results [Brian]

Sebastian Job pulls out a double win in Saturday’s iRacing Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup series with a narrow win over Alejandro Sanchez.

"It's absolutely neck-and-neck between the two of them!"

An INSANE battle for the win between @G2Sebi and @alexsanb47 in the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup!@PorscheRaces | @TAGHeuer pic.twitter.com/P5b32Kbvwq
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 13, 2021

https://www.iracing.com/job-returns-to-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-winners-circle-kanaan-wins-all-star-race-at-spa/

Tic-Tac-Toe [Greg]

iRacing has teamed up with Nitro Circus for some Tic-Tac-Toe and you can win cool prizes if you win consecutive races in the three weeks of wild races including the LMP1 on superspeedways, street stocks on rally cross and Pro 2 trucks on a road course.

We’ve teamed up with @NitroCircus for a game of Tic-Tac-Toe! Take part in three weeks of three wild races on Tuesdays at 7PM ET and win cool prizes if you get three in a row on the board.

Join the league: https://t.co/LdO4ghHdT9
Watch the streams: https://t.co/dZN5Uc7TBT pic.twitter.com/P7ED3Y3shb
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 15, 2021

Indycar Series Poll [Kyle]

Fans of the NTT Indycar Racing Series can decide the location of the third race of the season by participating in a poll in the Indyracing Challenge Twitter page. #INDYCARChallenge

Where will season two of the INDYCAR @iRacing Challenge conclude?

You decide.

Vote in the poll below.#INDYCARChallenge pic.twitter.com/vMBnE2HmOH
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) March 12, 2021

Race Participants [Greg]

https://t.co/4b6gylgqwL
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 18, 2021

https://www.iracing.com/indycar-iracing-challenge-race-preview-montreal/

Season two of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge will return this Thursday. Tune-in live to https://t.co/ZlGRisI5g7 as we take on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on March 18 at 6:30 PM ET.#INDYCARChallenge pic.twitter.com/3hAkCEHIOL
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 17, 2021

Majeski in the SLM’s [Mike]

Ty Majeski brings the iRacing painted Super Late Model back into victory lane in his fourth win at the Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway!

Majeski and Super Late Models go together like peanut and jelly.

Congrats to @TyMajeski on his FOURTH Rattler win! 🏁 pic.twitter.com/wcWj4OvUag
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 14, 2021

iRacing Job Postings [Hall]

iRacing is back in the jobs market looking for applications in the following fields…

https://www.iracing.com/job-opportunities/

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796661.page#12427381

Bridge Not Burned [Brian]

Kyle Busch showed he apparently is holding no grudges with former JGR driver Malik Ray by sending him an autographed helmet which the 2 time Nascar champion sent him free of charge without being asked.

Asked KB a few days ago how much for a signed helmet a few days ago….just got this today. Didn’t charge me a dime, preciate you guys 100%🏁🏁 pic.twitter.com/OLyVUidqpm
— MFR (@MalikRayTTV) March 13, 2021

IMSA Leaderboard Light [Greg]

iRacing painting guru Brian Simpson announced in the forums that with the addition of proper IMSA branding to the cars racing in the official IMSA Sportscar series, the leaderboard lighting system was added to each car.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796622.page#12427077

Camping World Cash [Kyle]

Camping Worlds CEO Marcus Lemonis is rewarding $20,000 prize money to the top 3 best Camping World Truck designers. You must enter using #campingworldwinner., and he will personally be picking the top 6 while the fans will pick the overall winner.

$20, 000 prize money for the Top 3 best @CampingWorld designers . You work hard for all of us!! Must enter using #campingworldwinner . I’ll select the top 6 , the fans will pick the winner #campingworldnascar pic.twitter.com/DmYOmnAUIt
— Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) March 11, 2021

Ray Alfalla Gives the Skinny [Tony]

Ray Alfalla, 4 time Coke Series Champ, posted a video clip in the forums of a possible glitch on his JGR Toyota Camry where the tires get narrow when you reach around 20 mph, and go back to normal slower than that.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796600.page#12426960

Dallara iR-01 at Summit Point [Mike]

iRacing posted a video of the Dallara iR-01 at Summit Point and it is FAST!

So.. the @DallaraGroup iR-01 at Summit Point is fast 😆#LittleWings pic.twitter.com/MYgS87xK18
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 14, 2021

Listener Jose Banales Sent In [Hall]

Listener Jose Banales would like to announce that the endurance Racing League is hosting their first Money race of the year! It’s on May 1st @7pm ET. (Gander Trucks) @ Daytona (100 laps), (Fixed setup) For more Information *Ask for our discord server, Send League Request into League #6373 on IRacing. *Driver Fee is 10$ Must PM Jose to Submit payment and get your name & # added to the lineup list, Depending on the size of the field we will be running a Qualification Race & Heats.

May be an image of car and text that says 'LIVEO ERUI ENDURANCE ENDURANCERG RACING THANK YOU GRC THE GREEN FLAG WILL DROP ON MAY 1st AT 7PM EST!!! 100$ Guaranteed To Winner of The Race!!! The More Cars The More Money Up For Grabs The Top Ten Cars Will Be Paid 10$ Entry Fee Fixed Setup Winner will receive THE trophy from Bobs DAYTONA CUSTOM TROPHIES INC 100'

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2856197401311580/?d=n

Legend and Street Stock Crashes [Brian]

iRacing Support is letting everyone running the ’87 Legends cars and the street stocks that they are aware of game crashes to the desktop with those cars and are working of fixing the problem.

1/3: We are aware of issues with both the Street Stock and the NASCAR Classic 1987 Cars. There are reports of users getting kicked to their desktops, game crashes, and screen freezes.
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) March 16, 2021

Monday Night Racing [Kyle]

In a great finish of the Monday Night Racing League at Auto Club in California Anthony Alfredo held off Anders Krohn on the final lap to take the win.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5461989340492675

Season 2 Patch 1 [Greg]

iRacing released the details of it’s season 2 Patch to be deployed on Friday at 9:00am est.

https://support.iracing.com/support/solutions/articles/31000159752-2021-season-2-patch-1-release-notes-2021-03-16-03-

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797649.page#12433210

@iRacing will be coming down for deployment of the 2021 Season 2 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 Release, Friday, March 19th, beginning at 09:00am EDT. That's 13:00 GMT.https://t.co/fqHb6WCQlg
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) March 17, 2021

Dale Jr to get Dirty [Kyle]

JR Motorsports announced on Twitter that Dale Jr will be racing in the Degree sponsored cup car in the Pro Invitational dirt race at Bristol.

NEWS: @DaleJr will race in @Degree colors during #enascar @iRacing Pro Invitational dirt race @BMSupdates.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/yk7PWrcwZN pic.twitter.com/iLgD0TCLF7
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) March 18, 2021

https://www.jrmracing.com/media/2021/03/18/dale-jr-to-contest-enascar-iracing-pro-invitational-on-dirt-at-bristol-with-deg

Throughput Messages Getting Updated [Mike]

While running an IRL Race Alan Broz stated in the forums that an entire field was disconnected during the race in what appears to be a glitch in the service. Nicholas Bailey replied that there are some changes coming (not in tomorrows patch) that should clarify what’s happening and why.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797565.page#12432783

Christian Challiner replied that if the sim crashed, you can check your Documents/iRacing folder you should see .log and .dmp files at the bottom in the format ‘iRacingSim64DX11_XXhXXmXXs’ that can help diagnose crashes

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797468.page#12432351

MultiGroove Update – Do you Like It? [Tony]

Driver Manuel Valdes posted in the forums that he really likes the new multgroove racing model from the last build. What are your thoughts?

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797548.page#12432264

ALL Release Notes [Hall]

In an iRacing post from Susan Flint, iRacing has now posted the release notes from every build and patch to the sim from all the way back to July 31, 2008

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/1841655.page

BMW Sim GT Cup [Greg]

Greg West released on the forums the details of the next in the BMW Sim GT Cup races. This one to be held on Sunday, March 21 at Silverstone.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797658.page#12433285

Randomly Being Signed Out [Tony]

Driver Terry Silvers asked if anyone else is being randomly signed out of the UI? He was in the middle of a B-OPEN race… and the UI pops up and he was signed out and did not receive credit for that race. Apparently it has happened to other that responded to the post. Staffer Nicholas Bailey said there was a fix a couple of weeks ago that was supposed to remedy the situation, but they’re gonna have to look back at the situation.

https://clips.twitch.tv/ImpartialPiercingBaconWOOP

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3797622.page#12433289

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791073.page#12374877

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy [Tony]

Hardware/Software

GT Omega Prime Review [Hall]

The Sim Channel does a full YouTube video review of the GT Omega Prime 80/20 profile chassis.

Listener Rico245 Sent In: [Brian]

Listener Rico245 sent in a teaser video of the new Thrustmaster formula rim which according to their video will be released on April 20, 2021. OC Racing posted a YouTube video on their channel speculating the specs of the new rim.

To Force Feedback or Not? [Greg]

Kneebon5 asks the question in a YouTube video if it’s quicker to race with force feedback on or off.

Yaw VR [Kyle]

Vito Zarpioni posted a video of himself racing in the Yaw VR Motion simulator.

https://www.yawvr.com/

Quick Tip [Tony]

Bruce Peterson asks how to move black boxes and mirrors around in the interior of the car.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795294.page#12419819

Don’t Leave Me Hangin [Mike]

Extreme SimRacing USA shows a rig setup with a ceiling mounted PC and triple monitor mount.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPofZfgmb7/?igshid=57wkd7x888mb

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Vegas
- Ellis – – p wrecked out. I ended up being the first caution when I spun my myself out after coming from 20th to eIghth. Not much damage came from 27th back up to 5th. Running fifth I’m going by Jonathan Dickert and he takes me out. He had a nice apology though. No I’m in the back again. I’m coming out of turn four and my force feedback stops. Wheel turned to jelly in my hand and I don’t know what to do with myself and wreck the car. No I’m dead last for five minutes damage just riding around getting lapped and somebody goes on the high side of me and dumps me end of the wall. This was after a drive-through penalty for too many incidents.

Greg – p2
Tom D – P16. Qualified 11th. Rand in top 5 for the first half before getting involved into a crash after a restart. Got a lot of damage. I still have Sunday to look forward to.
Hall = P 11 Top Split! Excited to run this well back in top split, slow start to season might be turning around
Rochette P Its ok @Mike Ellis they wrecked on a restart with 14 to go and i got meatballed

Adam – 8th place top split finish baby

Sunday Open
- David – p 11 topsplit, green flag stop at end. Was real good on long run

Tom D – P7. Ran decent all race. Messed up on final 2 laps and lost a position. I’ll take at top 10

Kyle – P Ran top 10 until lap 99 was taken out by P5 in turn 3. Car was tight but after a couple adjustments the car seemed to be dialed in. Unfortunate break but still a good strong showing.

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p 4 – got in two different incidents early about 15 down on horsepower – 45 seconds damage – got that fixed and came up from the back to top 5 – ran there to the end – had nothing for the leaders….
- Brian – P5 Missed Qualifying. Lots of cautions-mostly over aggressive driving. Patience and wreck avoidance payed off for a top 5

Race: Atlanta

Hall – p14, got loose on a restart with 44 to go, took myself out across someones nose. Limped around as a lot of other people took them selves out and stole a 14th. Car was long run fast though, went from 28th to 13th in 40 laps at start.

Ellis – p 6- Had some early damage in a early caution period and ended up in the back but worked my way up and green flag runs for over 100 laps but it did cycle in my favour to

Rochette – Pwrecky- good long run was running down 4th with 24 to go and just throttled in the wall

Thurs Open
- Kyle – P Started P11 fought my way through the field and maintained a P4 until final pit cycle. Came out 8th Worked backup to finish P5
- Ellis – p -wrecked out. Had a good run going came from the back. Guy killed the wall and came across into me.
- Rochette P-double wrecky went lap down on GF stop by speeding got my lap back via wavy flag. On restart cucks in front wreck and i zigged right into the wall while P8 grrrrrrrg

Official Series

Dallara IR01 – Battle of Little Wings – Ellis – Ran a couple, wrecked out.Really tough w the slower traffic

Ellis – p
- Dallara IR01-Watkins Glen- Probably did 20 practice laps started the race there were six people I qualified fifth and wrecked on the first lap. Tanner McCullough was in the race and gave us some tips about tire compounds.

Super late models

League / Hosted Races

Pacific Majors –
- Hall – p worst, just no pace and jacked car up worse than I thought

Tom – F3 @ Zolder – Sprint race P33 – crashed early. Main Race – P21 – ran what I could. We started 50 cars on a track I didn’t know that well with guys who are way fast at road than me. But Richie finished 2nd and 3rd.

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- p.5 – came from the back – ran top 5 most of the time – led some laps with about 30 to go – had a great battle for the win w Tyler Marble – Ran my tires off trying to hold him off
- Stephen –
- Tom D. P2 – started 17th, man I can’t qualify. Ran to the top 5. Got some major right front damage before last stop. Was able to work up to 2nd. Didn’t have anything for the win with the damage to my car

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – p19 – Qualified 4th. Was running 3rd on lap 50 when my power dropped. It came back, but I lost a couple laps

Final Thoughts

TITLE IDEAS

Geg, Don’t Leave Me Hangin’
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Description

We all welcome new show co-host and special guest this week Kyle Pendygraft! We double dip with guest Evan Posocco who helps us recap the iRacing Coke Series this week at Atlanta. Season 2 bugs show up this week that we’ll review, and we’ll see what’s hangin’ in hardware/software all on this week’s iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

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March 12, 2021

Episode 0270

3/11/2021 – The Bubble has Arrived – Episode 0270

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Topics

Content Teasers [Hall]

Dale Earnhardt Jr had the honor of tweeting the teaser of the new, updated super late model car.

New super… https://t.co/9oIcEriJOb
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 4, 2021

iRacing SLM Reveal Video [Adam]

iRacing accompanied the reveal of the super late model update with a companion video to show off the new car in action.

New Dirt Road [Greg]

iRacing challenges it’s fans to try to guess the new Pro Truck track that will make it’s debut in the season 2 build.

Another new addition for Season 2! Can you name that track? pic.twitter.com/gS9L8jtxDQ
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 5, 2021

Bark River International Raceway [Adam]

iRacing reveals the new Bark River International Raceway in a new introduction video.

Hockenheim [Mike]

The newest road course on the service is a classic from Germany. iRacing video introduces HockenheimRing to the service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weDuTcsPCCI

Hockenheim Hot Lap [Hall]

Take a lap along with iRacing around Hockenheimring in a Dallara P217

Ride onboard for a lap around Hockenheimring in the @DallaraGroup P217. Time to get back on track and enjoy the new content! pic.twitter.com/E0TMYrRfUC
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 9, 2021

Jim Clark Memorial [Brian]

iRacing adds a nice touch detail to the Hockenheimring, the Memorial of Jim Clark, the British Grand Prix driving legend who died in a fatal crash at the track in 1968.

Nice details @iRacingMyers Jim Clark memorial Hockenheim @iRacing pic.twitter.com/vVzyzu2YnD
— Gilles Chatelain (@gillouchtl1) March 10, 2021

New Pace Car [Greg]

iRacing has added a new sedan styled pace car to the service in the new season 2 build

New Sedan Pacecar hype pic.twitter.com/SKKXSeBDND
— 🏖️ – ☣️SGS☣️ (@JEckert90) March 9, 2021

Barcelona Rallycross [Adam]

A new rallycross track configuration has been added to the Barcelona Circuit bringing more rallycross fun to the sim.

The Rallycross track roster grows!

Barcelona picks up a new config in the Season 2 build! pic.twitter.com/f1EjP0Am3T
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 9, 2021

New Paint Shop in iRacing UI [Mike]

Jimmy Van Veen on Tweeted out for everyone to check out the new paint shop in the iRacing UI for those who don’t want to want to use Photoshop.

https://twitter.com/jimmayvv/status/1369366438209814529?s=11

NDM – ’87 Legend Cars [Hall]

The Nascar ’87 stock cars were one of the cars receiving a new damage model with some spectacular results.

GT3 AI [Brian]

The GT3 cars are getting an AI update in the new build and iRacing posted a video of a human driver with an AI field at Road Atlanta.

GT3 AI racing is now available with today's season 2 build – ride onboard (with a human driver) against an AI field at @RoadAtlanta ! pic.twitter.com/5fC6hAtaya
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 10, 2021

Greg West reveals the release of the GT3 AI coming to the 7 GT3 cars on the service.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794866.page#12414325

Release Notes [Mike et all]

Here we go, the pre-release draft notes for the 2021 Season 2, with the final notes to be released after the build is officially deployed.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795073.page

Build Aftermath [Greg]

Shortly after the release of the new build iRacing had an issue where you couldn’t get into practice sessions. If you registered early for a race you couldn’t get into the Open Practice, but when the race started you could get in at that time.

We are aware of the issue of not getting into practice sessions and are investigating this now. If you register for a race early, you are not being put into the OP as you should. If you wait until the race is scheduled to start, you will be able to to join at that time.
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) March 9, 2021

UMP Modified Problems [Adam]

Tanner Clawson posted in the forums that he thinks the update ruined what was a fun class to run, the UMP Modifieds. The car has no hike and is nothing like what a real Modified would be like. Tyler Hudson for iRacing replied that they’re looking to patch soon and have improvements in for this car. He just tested them and it’s back to more like it was prior to the patch but with the current car’s tire.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3795680.page#12423442

UMP Gets Pulled [Mike]

The UMP’s did get pulled from week 13 as announced by Tyler Hudson as the patch will not be deployed until early next week.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796127.page#12425163

Bark River Bumps [Hall]

Nick Neben noticed that it appears a bump was modeled graphically on the second to last corner, but does nothing as the underlying track we drive on does not have it. So every car just drives through the mound on corner entry. Others in the forums confirmed the situation, but iRacing has yet to resolve the problem.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796041.page#12424379

Season 2 Hotfix 1 [Brian]

The first hotfix was already released this morning including the late release of the McLaren 570s GT4

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796112.page#12424997

Late Addition the McLaren 570s GT4 [Greg]

The McLaren 540s GT4 was a part of the season 2 hotfix update.

iRacers, meet the McLaren 570S GT4. 🤝

Available now! pic.twitter.com/hQ08kpXEgN
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 11, 2021

Why in a Hotfix [Adam]

So, why was the release of the McLaren done in a hotfix and not with the build update? According to Shawn Nash at iRacing it had to do with a last minute licensing approval and came as a surprise to many of the staff as well as us.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796116.page#12425230

Multiple Groove Racing ? [Mike]

Tyler Hudson explains the how the new aero model is the first step in the goal of opening up the lanes for multiple groove racing.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/50/3795079.page#12417324

The Bubble has Arrived [Hall]

Paul Johnson mentioned in the forums regarding the new aero package that you can’t just run wide open anymore, you have to have the guy in front back up to you by dragging the brake or you have to get a huge run to break the bubble. But the bubble feels a little strong right now. iRacing’s Eric Hudec responded that Paul is correct, and we spent a lot of time making sure what happens in the sim is what’s happening on the real cars. Cars up in the front should be roughly “stalled” behind another car and stuck against a bubble, cars in the back (or locked onto another car) should be having to lift off the throttle to keep from driving through cars in front.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795803.page#12424189

RTP [Brian]

The iRacing Road to Pro Series debuted this week with a photo fines in split 2 with Santiago Tirres barely holding off teammate Nick Shelton. Jacob Hitz Tweeted the video with a shout out to STN Racing for running the show.

I love @iRacing.

Incredible finish tonight for the debut of the #eNASCAR R2P Qualifying Series.

@STNRacing did a fantastic job running the show for us tonight. Super excited for the next race at Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/MJudd7t9kK
— Jacob Hitz (@jacobhitzTV) March 5, 2021

Santiago Tirres also Tweeted his thanks to everyone in his box and the Norse Force Racing setup guys after the photo finish victory.

WINNER in the 2nd split eNASCAR Road to Pro Qualifying series! 🏁👊Thank you @DavidJVieira and Jeremy Bouchee for being on the box, and everyone from the @NorseForceRL guys on setup. We had to earn that one by holding off my teammate @Nick_Shelton402 for a photo finish! pic.twitter.com/xsCty4ARNx
— Santi Tirres (@SantiTirres) March 5, 2021

RTP Top Split

RTP Top Split [Greg]

Justin Melillo tweeted out the results of the Road to Pro top split with the win going to Parker Retzlaff and second going to Darik Bourdeau.

The Top Split finish:@Parker79p passes @Dard2121 in the closing laps to win the first race of the 2021 #eNASCAR @iRacing Road-To-Pro Series season at Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/UwTcQo3iaG
— Justin Melillo (@justinmelillo) March 5, 2021

Season 2 Schedule [Mike]

Tyler Hudson dropped the Season 2 schedule in the forums

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795609.page#12421042

Who Knows the Nordschleife [Hall]

Alex McFarlane asks on the forums who knows the Nordschleife by heart and created a poll to ask the community.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3332940.page#9249891

Josh Berry Diecasts [Brian]

At PlanB Sales you can pre-order your own autographed, or non-autographed Josh Berry 1:24 iRacing die cast car

New Pre-Order: @joshberry 2021 iRacing Diecast Cars

Autographed 1:24, Non-Autographed 1:24, Color Chrome 1:24, and 1:64 Available!

🔗: https://t.co/tZ25kjqnjk pic.twitter.com/caw5jhhxNS
— PlanBSales.com (@PlanBSales) March 8, 2021

Season 1 Stats [Hall]

Rob Crouch has come thru again with the full iRacing stats from 2021 Season 1

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795881.page#12422811

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796025.page#12424247

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796080.page#12424622

Neat Idea [Brian]

Andrew Berry posted in the forums the interesting idea that the iRacing Superspeedway should have it’s own series where the cars change every week, but the track stays the same.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3795944.page#12423553

2021 iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Series [Greg]

Greg West posted in the forums the details of the new iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Series. I will feature a series of 9 endurance races – each 4-6 hours long – on the combined Nürburgring VLN circuit. Drivers may participate solo or with a team.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3796005.page

IndyCar is Back [Mike]

The iRacing NTT Indy Car series will be making it’s return on March 18th at Montreal and March 25th at Homestead and you can watch these events live on indycar.com.

The INDYCAR @iRacing challenge is BACK!

Three races. March 25-April 1. Thursdays at 6:30PM EST.

Watch live on https://t.co/atq9EiKpfR.

Read: https://t.co/R5796cT0HW #INDYCARChallenge pic.twitter.com/aeowfrAIeW
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) March 11, 2021

Curb Appeal [Hall]

Greg West posted in the forums the process and difficulty in modeling 3D curbs in response to members noticing the flat curbs at the new HockenheimRing track.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3795285.page#12420084

The Power of Giving [Mike]

In a Facebook video on People, a woman gifts her physically challenged sister who loves cars a dream present, and her reaction is priceless.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=446636990090285

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

Looking for a new Content Producer – that is available to be on the show weekly – that currently run’s NiS and wants to join the team

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy [Brian]

Hardware/Software

How Many Cores Do We Use Now? [Mike]

In a forum thread wondering about the amount of threads iRacing uses David Tucker mentioned on a forum thread that “now that sound is using a full thread it is possible to have 4 working very hard with our physics, graphics, particle effect, and sound threads. We also have a pile of helper threads to handle side tasks like painting cars and loading faster Having more cores for those helps but usually not when out on track”.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794225.page#12409634

Helmet View? [Brian]

Tom Walstra posted a helmet view that he’s created on his triple monitor screens that mimics the field of view while wearing a helmet by using JRT dashboards. If you’re interested you can reach him by private message.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3765688.page#12199310

New DSD Wheel Adapter [Adam]

Derek Speares Design is now offering a DSD WSQR wheel adapter for Simucube 2 servos for $40 US shipments and $50 international. It’s 3d printed (FDM) and ultra strong. This allows you to attach any aftermarket rim with a 70mm hex pattern to your SC2 dovetail slot snout.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794703.page#12412589

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Race: Vegas

Fri op en: Vegas
- Ellis – – p blew up – started 4th ran good to the first caution – realized on the 2 to go my shifter is not working and i cant get out of 4th – so i pit on 1 to go to green to reboot wheel – get black flag, have to pit under green – Finally got a wave around and then on the restart some guy went up from 2nd to 3rd then just stopped going and we all piled in – blew up not long after that

David = P horrible, loaded Q set, not didn’t change, loaded Q set

Brian- P 8 Started P2 Liked this set good on long runs, but there were none. Fighting for top 5 after late restart but was caught up in a wreck in front of me.

Sunday Open
- David – p bad, sped in pits, never got it back

Tom D – P11. Was a huge up and down race. Qualified 4th. Got spun, no yellow. Was able to work my way back up

Rochette- P5 stayed top 8 all race late yellow killed my long run 2nd place spot with 28 to go

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p 12 got wrecked lap 1 – enough damage that i was running about 30th the whole race – with late cautions and other wrecks, hung in there and got clear up to p12~!

Stephen – wrecked out
Tyler – P 10 did not qualify but stayed clean. Longest run was early at about 30laps. Kept digging on late restarts and snagged a top 10. Car was super tight but the tires were still good.

Race: Phx

Wed Open:
- Hall – p9 good on long run, got to return a favor

Ellis – p6 – Had a couple of minor incidents not too much damage – but had to come from the back maybe 3 or 4 times – was as high as 4th faded a bit on the long run –

Thurs Open

Ellis – p – DNF – Had a good run going, running top 5 as high as 2nd – 20 something cautions it was nuts – at some point i pitted for tires after 50 laps and that put me back where i got involved in some of the wrecks – Eventually 5 to go another wreck put me out

Official Series

Euro Sprint
- Hall – Le Mans
  - Several P2’s
IMSA
- Hall – Sebring
  - Podium in the 488 and 217

Skip Barber Series

Brian P6 Long Beach Started in the back, couple of wrecks. Enjoyed this track a lot in the Skippies

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- p16 – stayed out on early caution so we would have an extra set of tires, but never got the late caution to use it – last run was slick and i was sliding around losing spots.
- Stephen – Throughput fell to unacceptable levels
- Tom D. P9. Good points day. Kept my nose clean during early carnage. Got shuffled around, but I’ll take a top 10

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – p3. Qualified on the pole, my second of the year. Fell back to 15 on start will a bad turn 1 and being way too conservative. Was able to work my way back to top 5 and ran there the rest of the race.

OBRL ARCA Series
- Brian P21 Talladega Stayed in the back due to technical issues. Coulda been worse

Final Thoughts

TITLE IDEAS

The Bubble has Arrived
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Description

It’s build week folks, and that means lots and lots of topics! We go through all of newly released content including new cars, new tracks and track configurations, and a slew of new updates…even a new pace car. How much different will our restrictor plate races be? We’ll answer these questions and more on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

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March 5, 2021

Episode 0269

3/4/2021 – Committed – Episode 0269

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

In the show today Evan Posocco will be on hand to recap week 3 of the iRacing Coke Series at Las Vegas and we look to some goodies coming up in the season 2 build.

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Coke News [Hall]

iRacing posted an interview video with 2020 Coke Series Champion Nick Ottenger.

Also getting an iRacing video interview was 2021 Coke Series Daytona 500 winner, Michael Conti

https://www.enascar.com/news-media/2021/03/01/sim-city-coca-cola-series-takes-on-vegas/

Evan on Lockdown [Mike]

Coke Series announcer Evan Posocco Tweeted that he will be quarantined in an Orlando hotel after being exposed to a hotel employee he was exposed to tested positive for covid 19.

Race [Mike]

Lap 5 caution Mitchell DeJong – Looks like he blew up and got tagged from behind.
- https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1366935610053779464 REPLAY
- First caution of the year – restart lap 9 it is Vincent, mullis, kirwin, luza, lyon
Lap 11 – caution -THE BIG ONE – Contact between @Blade_Whitt and @BowlinGraham triggers a multi-car incident down the backstretch into T3. Bowlin not happy with Whitt, @GarrettLowe_6 not happy with the lack of brakes behind him.
- Pit stops – Several pit, several stay out.
Tim Dugger interview – Then caution lap 18 – @jmullisracing and @bdavies_88 get together in Turn 1… multiple cars destroyed. The pit strategy did NOT pay off.
Luza wilson leading then caution lap 33 – @rayalfalla has heavy damage after a nudge from @CVincent34… Alfalla sawed on the wheel and looked like he almost had it, but then went dead right and into the wall hard. was carving his way thru the field too. Everyone pits
Restart lap 48 = clampitt novak guest – luza crowder wilson bussa kirwan shearburn
LEAD CHANGE LAP 39: @swilson3_ outside Clampitt and brings @RyanLuza with him!
Top 5 stayed out – a few laps later caution lap 43
Manes and Duval involved – it was 4 wide and got slammed into the wall hard. @DDuval42, @GarrettManes, @IGann_34 and @CVincent34 get the worst of it.
Going green for a bit now at halfway it is wilson kirwin luza up front –
- Now, @swilson3_ has led 15 laps of 53, second most in tonight’s field.
- @RyanLuza has led 21 so far.
Caution lap 67 – Gann in trouble was two wide trying to get by ray alfalla and they ended up bouncing off each other pretty hard.
- Restart order:
  - 1. @mbussa75 (stayed out)
  - 2. @swilson3_
  - 3. @RyanLuza
  - 4. @caine_cook
  - 5. @CaseyKirwan23
  - 6. @cshearburn
  - 7. @lyonschoice
  - 8. @MalikRayTTV
  - 9. @TDawgHurst
  - 10. @DerekJustis
A few laps of green then luza fighting wilson for the lead side by side several laps in a row – then shearburn making it 3 wide for the lead!
- REPLAY – https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1366949970746695680
- PENALTY: @DDuval42, failure to meet minimum speed.
It took a while, but @RyanLuza finally prevails on the high side to pass @swilson3_ for the lead at lap 83! Eventually the lead shakes out back to single file – and it is luza – wilson kirwin cook ray lyon shearburn hurst olat
Douchette spins himself off of Derek Justice nose – but no caution.
Luza and kirwin pit under green with 32 to go – then wilson pits – Malik Ray takes Lead
- @MalikRayTTV is going to try and make it the distance per the broadcast.
- The 11 leads the 4 of @RyanLuza by 22 seconds with 21 laps to go.
15 to go – malik ray is about a lap short but he is hoping for a caution
Whitt 2nd matheson third – nvak boes – luza about 10 seconds back with 10 to go
Douchette balck for not meeting minimum speed
6 to go ray is slow and matheson takes the lead – then pits w novak –
Whitt takes lead but luza is coming – then whitt pits and luza takes lead w wilson 2nd – kirwin third – luza wins it!

https://t.co/LKf8LDHZvR
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 3, 2021

Porsche Supercup Round 5 [Brian]

Mitchell deJong captured his first victory in the Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup series Saturday at Montreal.

#PESC – Redemption for deJong! 🇨🇦@MitchelldeJong1 captures his first win of the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup season after narrowly missing it last week by a few corners.@PorscheRaces | @TAGHeuer pic.twitter.com/LkNg73eprK
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 27, 2021

#PESC – The grand finale: @MitchelldeJong1 throws his #Porsche #911GT3Cup through the last corner, skids alongside the #WallOfChampions and secures the @iracing victory in a heartbeat final against @KevinEllisJr98 and @TuomasTahtela. Great job guys! pic.twitter.com/8ixVRRGz9N
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) February 27, 2021

Missed the @iRacing @PorscheRaces @TAGHeuer Esports Supercup broadcast on Saturday? Then we have you covered 😜

2 minutes.
All the team action.
Enjoy 💪#nevernotracing #pthesc #pesc#iracing pic.twitter.com/CWMh3uPwRQ
— Apex Racing Team (@apexracingteam) March 3, 2021

All Star Race [Greg]

In All Star action Laurens Vanthoor wins the feature and Emily Jones Takes the win in the sprint race.

#PESC – That was some thrilling @iracing action! @emree_ree won the All-Star sprint race of the Porsche @TAGHeuer Esports Supercup in #Montreal with the #Porsche718CaymanGT4Clubsport ahead of @heikki_360 and @DanSuzukiTV

Main race goes live now: https://t.co/vfliuC5r7i pic.twitter.com/YKX7zVmkIc
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) February 27, 2021

12 Hours of Sebring [Tony]

iRacing has announced the details of The 12 Hours of Sebring Powered by VCO on March 26-28th.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794571.page#12410964

Ask Jr. iRacing Question [Hall]

A listener asked Dale JR if there are any more classic Nascar stock cars in the works in iRacing. he basically said nothing is in the works, and sited that they are concentrating on tracks outside of the US.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vincendev.ischedule&hl=en_US&gl=US

‘Losing My Position” [Mike]

Virtual Paddock posted a comedic YouTube video song parody of ‘Losing My Religion’ by REM with ‘Losing My Position’

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794278.page#12407769

‘The Ladder‘ [Brian]

The iRacing Shop is now sporting a new classic pullover hoodie with a licensing ladder style design

https://iracing-official.creator-spring.com/

iRacing

12 Hours of Bathurst Pains [Hall]

iRacing staffer Nicholas Bailey that on 6:30am est, before the 7am start of Bathurst, they experienced the loss of 2 of the raceservers apparently due to a power cabling issue during a maintenance window that reduced them to a single power source.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794338.p a ge#12408458

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/100/3794334.page#12409065

Stats [Greg]

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794479.page#12409766

https://races.tfrlab.org/#/events/a1789980-5dff-4c57-b142-5638f37eb366

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794503.page#12410115

Lockdown Racing Hosting Fast Pasta [Tony]

Lockdown Racing welcomed Fast Pasta Anthony Alfredo in their Homestead Race as he prepared for his race on Sunday.

Dynamic Track Displeasure [Mike]

There’s another thread in the iRacing forums regarding the dynamic track situation and lack of multiple line racing. Shawn Powell’s post in the forums illustrated his frustration.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3794516.page#12411516

RealRadman posted a YouTube video with his thoughts of the dynamic track and Version 7 tires after not being on the service for a while.

iRacing’s Response [Brian]

Tyler Hudson says that iRacing has heard the concerns from it’s members and assures everyone that they are taking this situation seriously and have been working to fix the issue. They feel they are getting very close, but make no promises as to an upcoming release.

We are proud to announce the RETURN of Dynamic Track in the March 2021 build! Read more: https://t.co/1ozw0hSjlL pic.twitter.com/MnfseyV7sI
— BNA (@BnaBroadcasting) February 19, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/75/3794516.page#12412387

Carnomaly 500 [Hall]

eRacer welcomed Nascar Driver Kyle Busch to the Carnomaly 500 by granting the 2 time champion a provisional start for the race.

Welcome, @KyleBusch to the Carnomaly 500 starting grid!
How will the NASCAR all-time wins leader fare against some of @iRacing's best?

Wednesday 7:30pm EThttps://t.co/43apuxtqOu #Carnomaly500 pic.twitter.com/pbWXxEc0zp
— eRacr.gg (@eRacr_gg) March 1, 2021

Coke Series and Richmond Raceway eSports Driver Jimmy Mullins takes the win in the Carnomaly 500

Jimmy Mullis wins the 2021 @eRacr_gg #Carnomaly500! pic.twitter.com/wfNxi74T8O
— Justin Melillo (@justinmelillo) March 4, 2021

Incoming [Greg]

iRacing dropped a teaser picture of what may be in the upcoming build week.

📸 pic.twitter.com/s3PdRVv3Uz
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 2, 2021

VRS Giveaway [Tony]

VRS is have a giveaway contest that begins March 1st, 2021 and ends March 24th, 2021. The grand prize is a VRS DirectForce Pro (Direct Drive) Wheel Base

VRS is giving away a DirectForce Pro Wheelbase and lots of other prizes. It's EZ to enter and FREE. Just go here: https://t.co/bhvMx70Mec pic.twitter.com/0H16cFoWdr
— VRS (@realVRS) March 2, 2021

https://virtualracingschool.com/vrs-dfpro-giveaway/

Lemonis Cashing Out [Mike]

Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis is offering a $100 merchandise certificate to anyone who runs his paint in iRacing this week.

I’ll pay $100 merchandise certificate to @CampingWorld @Overtons @GanderRV to anyone who runs my paint scheme @iRacing this week.. run it. Post it. Tag us and we will dm you post your scheme using #campingworldiracing https://t.co/D0yqirIFPU
— Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) March 3, 2021

If you post your own Camping World paint scheme and you could win a Camping World RV.

Hey @iRacing , who’s in charge ? Post your paint scheme and I’ll award a new @CampingWorld RV to the one I like the most… must use #campingworldracing to qualify and follow @CampingWorld pic.twitter.com/0sO0SvFAdx
— Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) March 3, 2021

Release Notes [Hall]

iRacing has posted the release notes for the most recent UI

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794679.page#12412211

Mike Get’s Some Swag

Mike gets some prizes from his participation in the Autism Awareness Charity Race including a baseball cap and $50 in iRacing credits for his 2nd place finish.

Committed [Brian]

iRacing streamer Matt Malone shows off his commitment to the sim by showing his active account set to automatically renew on Jan 8, 2031!

Committed… pic.twitter.com/ZlcxTHTuKT
— Matt Malone (@MattMaloneTV) March 3, 2021

Bristol is No Cost [Greg]

iRacing has announce that the upcoming addition of dirt at Bristol Motorspeedway will be deliverer on March 9th and will be of no cost if you already own Bristol.

🚨 COMING TO @iRacing SERVERS NEAR YOU 🚨

Get ready to play in the dirt! The @BMSupdates Dirt Track will be available on March 9th! pic.twitter.com/CaefEnqov9
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 3, 2021

It will be included if you already own Bristol! https://t.co/GHARGSIWml
— Steve Myers (@iRacingMyers) March 3, 2021

Season 2 Downtime [Tony]

iRacing announced that the service will be down on Tuesday, March 9th at 8:00am EST for the deployment of the season 2 release.

@iRacing will be coming down for deployment of the 2021 Season 2 Release, Tuesday, March 9th, beginning at 08:00am EST. That is 13:00 GMT. https://t.co/FsMe6VXOYd
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) March 3, 2021

rFactor Get’s Gobbled Up [Mike]

Motorsports Games has aquired Developer Studio 397 and the rFactor Simulation Platform with it.

Motorsport Games Enters into Binding Term Sheet to Acquire Developer Studio397 and its rFactor 2 Simulation Platform

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794813.page#12413746

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794813.page#12414022

https://www.britishgt.com/news/689/revamped-british-gt-esports-championship-joins-sros-global-sim-racing-roster

NiS – No Tire Limits [Hall]

Josh Hurley posted in the forums that on the Wednesday NIS race his split had no tire limits.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794815.page#12413755

Pit Exit Position [Brian]

Liam Brotherton asks in the forums Should iRacing move the merge point at Dytona Oval to the entrance to turn 1 instead of the blue cone position at the exit of turn 2?

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794776.page#12413291

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Fantasy [Tony]

Hardware/Software

Meca CUP1 Sim pedals-Czech [Hall]

Sim Racing Blog posted a review of the Meca Cup1 Sim Pedals with Prices starting from € 630.- for the 2-pedal set to € 870.- for the complete set including pedal baseplate. They’re built entirely from laser-cut stainless steel and they report there is no flex or play in this pedal set. All pedals have their own load cell of which the brake pedal has a maximum load of 200 kg;

Meca CUP1 Sim pedals

https://www.simrace-blog.nl/en/meca-cup1-sim-pedals-review/?fbclid=IwAR1ljnJTx53Lrd4PYseEM9vAlxsV5SVLjEEb9VrR_66oYOQgzB-ZWTGs6m0

8k 90hz could be close [Brian]

Pimax may be close to adding a beta firmware for it’s 8K X headset that will allow it to run at 90hz with certain GPU’s

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793800.page#12402298

2021 Product Update [Mike]

The Simpit Technologies Centurion Pro 180 fov projector screen has received several updates and is offering a 10% discount to celebrate their 10th anniversary

https://www.facebook.com/118179234934114/posts/3721290144622987/?d=n

https://www.simpit.co.nz/shop/centurion-pro-270-fov/

App of the Week [Tony]

iSchedule is an IOS app for $2.99 that helps you manage your iRacing schedule and to view and share results

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vincendev.ischedule&hl=en_US&gl=US

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Race: Vegas

David = P 23, no cautions
Rochette P9 just not fast enough
Groves- P 13 – should have been top 10, got smacked around at the end. Limped it to the finish line

Saturday Fixed –
- Tyler – P 23 – started 33rd. Green flag stop on lap 60- 44% onRF. first caution on Lap 80 was First caution. Ran great into the top 15 and had late caution that set up the GWC. As the leader crossed the start finish line for the white flag caution came out. I was P9 and saw the leader cross the line heading into turn 1 as caution dropped. Tangled up in wreck on last restart and finished 23rd.
Sunday Open
- David – p wrecked, guy says he held his brakes, I don’t believe him
- Adam- p
- Tom D – P5. Worked my way up from 27th in qualifying (yes I did qualify). Ran in top 8 all race. A late race restart and a couple guys just had faster early speed. But I’ll take a top 5
Sunday fixed
- Mike -p8 – started like 18th but worked my way up to back half of top ten basically – 9 or 10 cautions though. I felt like the only way to do better was to have track position from Q and keep it.
- Brian – P19-started P2. Stayed in top 10 all race. Caution with 6 to go. Restarted in 7th but got tangled in wreck with 2 to go.
- Stephen –
- Tyler – P32 – started P31 nice long green run to lap 40 moved up to 18th. Car was good but blew the motor on a restart. Ripping 3rd to 2nd = boom

Race: Vegas

Wed Open:
- Hall – p19 got loose on last run in a hard 3 wide battle bouncing of the wall.
- Tom D. P24. Wow, had some issues at beginning and got damaged. Unfortunately the race went caution free. I’ll get another shot Sunday
- Ellis – p23 – started 10th ran 4th to 9th basically all night – spun myself out trying too hard on the final restart, wow i suk
- Rochette – P4 great on long run but just a tad loose and lappers were blocking the bottom
Thurs Open
- Ellis – p9 ran top 5 for first run then got door slammed twice for some damage – 20 down on revs – came up from the back to about 16th – then pit strategy got me to 9th at the end.

Official Series

12 Hours of Bathurst with OBRL team- P15 finished race. Got a good bit of damage from multiple incidents from a lot of aggressive driving

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- p17 – 39 drivers started i started 31st – moved up was running high as ninth but got wrecked ran to the wall around lap 90
- Tom D. P6 – Big field. Started 29th (one day I’ll learn how to qualify-doubt it). Got big RF damage early after getting into top 10. Fell back to 26th during green flag stops. A yellow came out to allow me to fix damage. Worked my way back into top 10. Was able to work into 6th on GWC.

Ucora- ucrl Atlanta INDYCAR
- Mike – pwrecked out Coming off that road after the final green flag stop I go and it to keep up with teammate David Hall and I spun it down to the inside wall and wrecked my car I quickly towed out to not cause a caution.

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – p6. Ran in the top 5 all race. Made a slight mistake in green flag stops. But I’ll take a decent finish

Final Thoughts

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The voice of the iRacing Coke Series Evan Posocco returns to show to recap round 3 at Las Vegas. We’ll cover some of the season 2 build teasers that have started to trickle in and we debate the dynamic track conditions and where should racers merge at Daytona. We throw in some hardware/software and more on this week’s iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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February 26, 2021

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2/25/2021 – Dropageddon – Episode -0268

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Coke Series – Miami [Mike]

The Coke Series gets some preview love from the official Nascar Twitter.

Calibrate your steering wheels and get ready for another eNASCAR @CocaColaRacing @iRacing Series showdown at Virtual @HomesteadMiami!

9 PM ET | https://t.co/lBHXjKzA47 pic.twitter.com/QE7JM25VoI
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 23, 2021

Coke Race:
- Green flag is out!
- Five laps in, and there are connection issues! SEVEN drivers have fallen out of the server!
- Drivers that have fallen out:
- @bobbyzalenski
- @rayalfalla
- @BowlinGraham
- @DerekJustis
- @GarrettManes
- @breynolds_66
- @caine_cook
- Lap 13 – Blade Whitt – blows it up – starts smoking…. Stays green
- Lap 20 – Leahy Luza Shearburn
- @JustinPSports reports that @MalikRayTTV and @mbussa75 may be experiencing overheating issues at the back of the pack.
- Lap 44 gf stops start – brad davies gets the yellow barrels
  - Leader pits –
- https://twitter.com/caine_cook/status/1364401048538898434
- https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1364402013174460416
- Lap 63 – @KeeganLeahy back to the lead. @BBryant53 might be trying to make it on one stop, along with @john_gorlinsky, @bschoon55, and @MalikRayTTV
- Chatter is the comcast customers are the common thread –
  - teammate Tyler was in a race and he got dropped the same way –
  - Brad Slaughter and others on the youtube coke stream chat said 15 got dropped out of a league race and reports of official races same thing happened….
  - Forums confirmed it was widespread…
- Interviews – Antonio Williams – Buffalo Bills Running Back and xfinity driver Joe Graf Jr
- Lap 61 to go – leahy luza shearburn – caution free so far.
- Doordash added as a sponsor for the show…. Joining ASUS and Coke
  - https://twitter.com/BWilliams_38/status/1364408954474950661
- 48 to go – gf stops start – leehy pits from the lead.
- Several laps later it cycles out Leahy back up front, to 2nd behind bob bryant who is leading from the one stop strategy.
- 29 to go the top three are the same as they were at the start of this race – track position is huge when no one makes mistakes –
  - Leahy Luza sharburn lowe hurst – 15 to go luza and shearburn trying but leahy has a comfortable lead
- Leahy wins! 2.2 seconds over – luza – shearburn lowe hurst vincent ottinger bryant novak conti – caution free race –
  - You compared him to Kenny Humpe – boy havent heard that name for a while.

https://twitter.com/bbryant53/status/1364624503482044417?s=11

pic.twitter.com/jUKCU97YSV
— Ray Alfalla (@rayalfalla) February 24, 2021

The fact I've heard from four or five sources that @iRacing is threatening their drivers from airing their grievances after tonight's Coke Series race is abysmal. Basically hearing if they say anything they're going to removed and replaced immediately. Ridiculous.
— Kevin McAdams🦜 (@Kevin_McAdams) February 24, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794039.page#12404965

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794038.page#12404998

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794038.page#12405051

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3794137.page#12406128

Porsche Supercup – Road Atlanta [Brian]

Josh Rogers delivers a double victory at Road Atlanta to really stretch out his series points lead. Tommy Ostgaard takes second with Kevil Ellis JR in third.

#PESC – Road Atlanta delivers!https://t.co/E8RH88CFPo
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 22, 2021

https://www.iracing.com/rogers-benefits-from-last-lap-tussle-in-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-feature-at-road-atlanta/

All Star Series [Brian]

In the prelude to the supercup race Matt Campbell takes the win in the All Star Race with Emily Jones in second and Jaroslav Honzik in third. It also marked the debut of livestream star Matt Malone

Bottom Split Aquires eRacr [Hall]

On Monday , Bottom Split Tweeted the news that they have acquired eRacr. They will be announcing more information as it becomes available.

Happy to announce that as of today, 2/22/2021 BottomSplit has officially acquired eRacr. More to come as further information becomes available. https://t.co/VOI5NWG58T
— BottomSplit 🛴 (@BottomSplit) February 23, 2021

Resize Virtual Mirror [Greg]

Azril Nazli posted in the forums that he’s been using VR since it was supported in iRacing, but would really like to have the ability to resize the virtual mirror saying it’s too big. Many followers in the thread second the opinion.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793195.page#12400355

NiS Standing Start [Mike]

It looks like one of the NIS sessions last week at the Road Course at Daytona began with a standing start, and it was confirmed in the forums by others in multiple splits. There was no comment from any of the staff from iRacing regarding the issue.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793670.page#12401178

Blackout Dates [Brian]

Dan Willis noticed that sometimes when using the UI and trying to create a test session the month is grayed out and you can’t select it and asked why in the forums. Staffer Jimmy Van Veen noted that not every track is available to drive year round. 24/7 and there are blackouts when that is the case.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793675.page#12402323

IR-01 Updates [Hall]

Greg West announced there will be some changes to the new iR-01 car in the upcoming build, including a new damage model, a change to the license requirements and more. (Look at track on week 2…)

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793583.page#12400091

Stagger higher level Open Wheel Start Times [Greg]

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793898.page#12403483

Testing New Damage Model [Mike]

Speaking of the new iR-01 damage model, iRacing posted a video on Instagram of the new damage model tesing, which has to be one of the best jobs for iRacing employees.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcsnbngWTt/?igshid=1p7xv6difocho

2 Yr Renewal – 25% Off [Brian]

iRacing has announced that with the upcoming start of season 2 they are offering a 25% discount with a 2 year subscription renewal.

Season 2 is just around the corner and we've got a special offer to keep you in the driver's seat! 👇🏻https://t.co/CaOM2pZYJB pic.twitter.com/JM1UWFLsVL
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 23, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793991.page#12404445

https://www.iracing.com/end-of-season-sale/

He is Back [Greg]

Justin Champagne spotted someone in an iRacing session who hasn’t been seen in a little while. Nascar Driver Kyle Larson.

Look who’s in my session right now 😳 pic.twitter.com/10Lk7XvPzg
— Justin Champagne (@ChampagneRacin) February 23, 2021

Fan Video [Hall]

Junk Knuckles re-Tweeted a sprint car racing video he created which he considers his best since 2017.

Re-sharing this because I don't think I've made a better video since (2017) pic.twitter.com/VBQIc6dviz
— Junk Knuckles (@lawnmowerpranks) February 22, 2021

IndyCar at Tally – It is Different [Mike]

Callum Lucas posted in the forums a thanks to whoever is responsible for the boost changes for the fixed Indy Car races at Talladega. The races were cleaner and you could run multiple lines, not having to hug the yellow line the whole time.. It made the fixed superspeedway races a lot more enjoyable.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793901.page#12403501

VCO Carnage [Brian]

Brad Philpot posted a video from the Pro VCO Cup of Nations Race this past weekend where Robert Wickens destroys Tom Ingram at the Pouhan turn at Spa.

😅 Some pure filth from @robertwickens in the @vcoesports Cup Of Nations as he murders @Tomingram80 at Pouhon! 💥👋🏼#VCO #iRacing #SimRacing #vcoCupOfNations @CupofNationsSim @iRacing #eSports #crash #motorsport @MissedApexF1 pic.twitter.com/AVYDOxcCVF
— Brad Philpot 🏎🏁 (@BradleyPhilpot) February 22, 2021

New in-game UI Incoming [Hall]

Ready or not, here UI come. Tony Gardner responded to a question of the forums asking if there’s a new in-game UI and he replied Yes. that it’s looking good and the current UI is a design from many years ago. He says it’s much more intuitive and has a “modern console game design”

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793975.page#12404406

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793975.page#12404420

Tyler Hudson chimed in saying that he’s been biting his tongue and says it’s fantastic.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3793975.page#12404861

GT3 Challenge Fixed – Incoming [Greg]

Greg West mentioned in the forums that there will be a new GT3 Challenge fixed series to debut in 2021 Season 2.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793970.page#12404197

Fascinating Stream- All The NASCAR Guys [Brian]

Jordan Mackay was able to get into a cup car session at Homestead with a field full of actual Nascar Cup Drivers as well as some Coke Series drivers and posted the session on a YouTube video.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793979.page#12404308

87 Legends Getting New Schedule [Mike]

Tyler Hudson posted in the forums that the ’87 Legends cars will have a new schedule for 2021 season 2

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/50/3792735.page#12404429

New Damage Model Incoming [Greg]

iRacing dropped a Twitter video showing off the new damage model that will also be added this upcoming build including the Formula Renault, Dallara iR-01, Street stock and Nascar Legends Car.

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1364724027378515968?s=11

Bathurst 12 Hours Up Next [Hall]

This weekend starts the second special event in the endurance series when drivers will face off against Mount Panorama in Australia for the Bathurst 12 Hours.

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-bathurst-12hr-runs-this-weekend/

NASCAR RallyCross? [Brian]

So with Bristol dirt on the schedule this season, iRacing tweeted that Nascar will have done all of it’s disciplines with the exception of one…Who want to see a Nascar Dirt Rally Race???

With Bristol Dirt on the horizon, @NASCAR has:

Oval tracks: ✅
Road tracks: ✅
Dirt oval tracks: ✅
Dirt road tracks: ❌

Hey Siri, can a stock car go off a rallycross jump?
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 25, 2021

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

Looking for a new member of the show – Content Producer, good word wordpress, available to be on the show weekly, and run’s NiS….

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy [Brian]

Hardware/Software

Apple Headset [Hall]

Is Apple getting into the VR headset market?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/new-report-on-apples-vr-headset-8k-in-each-eye-potential-3000-price-tag/

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792194.page#12384947

Simworx ARB Lever Set [Mike]

Simworx have developed a realistic ARB Lever set with the added bonus of a Brake Bias Adjuster, all in the same neat package for $800aud ($620usd). Race Cars that have in cockpit adjustable Anti Roll Bar Adjusters, such as the Australian Supercar, allows the driver to adjust the stiffness of their front and rear anti roll bars while in race.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLAuob1hlc6/?igshid=1nvwd89pzranr

www.simworx.com.au

SinSpeed iOS Dash App [Brian]

Sin Speed offers an iRacing app for Apple IOS for $2.99 that can display speed, gear, rpm and more.

https://www.subsonicpulse.de/sinspeed/htm/en/main.html

Sandt Racing Fab [Hall]

Sandt Racing Fab offers an array of 80/20 sim rigs and accessories to suit your needs

https://sandtsracingfab.com/

Setup Viewer [Mike]

Rich Jamison has created an app that will let you view your cars setups in an easy to see viewer for free to members of the community

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793364.page#12397943

https://www.setupviewer.com/

Starlink Gaming Test [Brian]

Linus Tech Tips has a video on his YouTube channel where he has acquired a Starlink Beta satellite internet system and tests it out for speed and in gaming.

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Daytona Road

Fri open:
- Ellis – – p19 – started dead lastp34, got lots of incidents and had a drive through penalty
- David = P24. slow in top split

Sunday Open
- David – p 9, not as slow in 2nd split
- Adam- p10 while hungover from birthday party until 2am, somehow didn’t drive off the track, goal was to follow David and stay on the track, first NIS top 10 in a year
- Tom D – P18. Just tried to live to the next lap

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p24 – started in back got as high as 18th but a few spin offs put me back –
- Brian – P22 Started in the rear. Took some damage when a car got into me on the first lap chicane. Had 2 self spins early getting the power down, but gained confidence by the end of the race. Way more fun than I was expecting. Finished with 3X.
- Stephen – DNF after lap 5

Race: Miami

Wed Open:
- Hall – p19, pit road merge violation cost me a shot at a top 5
- Tom D. P17. Got caught a lap down from putting under green. Was not able to move my up on old tires. Hopefully better luck on Sunday morning
- Ellis – p 24 got wrecked out about lap 10 could not miss it – stayed in the race though many laps down

Rochette – P11 experimented with the iracing open set… was slow

Thurs Open
- Ellis – p19 – Start a 24th and had a fantastic save on lap one where I got 12 seconds damage with a 4X. It’s stayed green though caution and we went green till lap 95 at that point I was a lucky dog P 12 then another quick caution. Then to cautions later I get caught up in the big one good Mesut at the whole front crushed

Official Series

Hall
- Montreal

C open-Autoclub Adam, started 9th, ended up 5th
B open- homestead: started front row p2, race went green flag for 90 laps, was going for 4th, slipped and fell to 6th then ended up back in 5th

League / Hosted Races

Pacific Majors – Daytona 500 – 87 cup cars
- Hall – p22 pro split 1, was surviving most of the carnage then just got dumped by a lap car in the first half of the race. Most positions gained after that were through attrition
- Tom – p.30. Dang. Not my best run. But I can say goodbye to the 87 cup cars for a while

Dirty Monkey Autism Race
- Mike – p2 – led the most laps – won a hat and $55 in credits, only 15 to get in – had no help at the end, it was 3 of us they were together on the bottom

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- dnf -was having a good run about 11th and it hooked right coming out of the bus stop head on into the wall, 5 minutes damage – parked it
- Tom D. P10. Should have finished top 5 but I had a few stupid self spins.

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – 18th. Qualified on pole @ Daytona RC. Got involved in a crash while trying to lap a set of cars near end of race.

OBRL ARCA Series
- Scales –
- Groves-
- Brian P14 Started outside pole. Went green until the first pitstop. Was still in 2nd. Sped entering pits. One late caution, but couldn’t recover. Dumb mistake. Other playoff cars had issues, and may have been able to squeak into the final 4, but not after the screwup.

Final Thoughts

TITLE IDEAS

Dropageddon
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Description

We welcome back to the show iRacing Coke Series Announcer Evan Posocco and we review the Coke race at Homestead -Miami and the talk about the drivers who were dropped from the race. We start getting some info on the upcoming build and we dive into hardware/software on this week’s iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

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February 19, 2021

Episode 267

2/18/2021 – Dedication or Defecation – Episode 0267

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
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Introduction

This week on the show, we wrap up week one of the NIS schedule at Daytona. The iRacers Lounge Nascar Fantasy returns and we get back into all things iRacing.

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Topics

VCO Grand Slam [Hall]

The VCO (Virtual Competition Organization) and iRacing will be cooperating on 4 special events this season which will make up the new edition of the VCO Grand Slam. The events include the 12 Hours at Sebring, the 24 Hours at Nurburgring, Le Petit Le Mans and the 10 Hours at Suzuka. In addition to comprehensive coverage on its social media channels, VCO will provide top-quality image material from the “top split” of the highest-ranked drivers to all media representatives, teams and drivers.

💥NEWS ALERT💥

The VCO Grand Slam on @iRacing will be back in 2021!

Read the full news here: https://t.co/vdwEiaaPlu

Sebring, Nürburgring, Petit Le Mans and Suzuka, here we come! 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸🇯🇵#vcoesports #vcograndslam #staysafeandrace pic.twitter.com/fJIJZomK9V
— VCO 🕹🏎 (@vcoesports) February 15, 2021

https://vco-esports.com/new-edition-of-the-vco-grand-slam-on-iracing-in-the-2021-season-premiere-for-the-vco-photo-archive/

VCO Cup of Nations [Brian]

The VCO Cup of Nations Pro has announced the groups and real-world-drivers for each of the 14 countries beginning this Sunday at 7pm CET (1pm EST).

#iRacing | Meet the groups ⬇️

GROUP A – 🇺🇸🇦🇹🇦🇺🇧🇷🇵🇹
GROUP B – 🇨🇦🇨🇭🇳🇱🇩🇪
GROUP C – 🇪🇸🇫🇮🇬🇧🇿🇦🇳🇴

📺 LIVE on Sunday at 1900 CET!#vcocupofnations @iRacing @vcoesports pic.twitter.com/Uyl6dV9bVo
— Cup of Nations (@CupofNationsSim) February 16, 2021

🏆 The VCO Cup of Nations is back.

With real-world pros from 14 countries. This Sunday at 19:00 CET.

🇺🇸🇦🇹🇦🇺🇧🇷🇵🇹🇨🇦🇨🇭🇳🇱🇩🇪🇪🇸🇫🇮🇬🇧🇿🇦🇳🇴#vcoesports #vcocupofnations @iRacing @CupofNationsSim pic.twitter.com/e65bF8s4mw
— VCO 🕹🏎 (@vcoesports) February 16, 2021

Look Ma, No Hands [Tony]

Bartosz Ostalowski asks on Instagram who would like to sim race with him?? BTW, he is a real-life drift car driver, has no arms and drives with his feet!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQ6lh5n4Z6/?igshid=h7ahnm2hvkou

Member Highlights [Adam]

iRacing releases its Top Member Highlights for the month of January

Bristol Dirt [Mike]

Bristol dirt seems to be a work in progress for iRacing and they posted a photo of the virtual track workers trying to figure out how to operate the equipment.

https://www.facebook.com/48224116084/posts/10159298489701085/?d=n

Daytona 500 Winner [Tony]

After a complete week of the Daytona 500 races, team Tifosi has its own Daytona Champion, Tony Groves!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1069174566899886

Major Series [Hall]

This Sunday, February 21, the Majors Series will Hold thier Daytona 500 race in the 87 Nascar Cup car.

https://www.majorsseries.com/daytona500

The Crew [Brian]

iRacing makes a cameo on The Crew, the Netflix show in the Nascar world starring Kevin James. It’s in episode 2 around the 16:30 mark. In the forums Greg West mentioned in the forums that saying, ” I actually went down there to install the sim and Jake’s character really pushed himself to look the part in the sim to the point he was asking about heel/toe on downshifts. I was beyond impressed and really hope that the series is a success. The cast and crew were an absolute blast to work with!”

[Thumb - c3edc89d11755e252bdfd654dc88c438.jpg]

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793160.page

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793160.page#12396267

NiS Tracker w/ Calculator [Adam]

Bill Hull submitted a program in the forums for a NIS results tracker to track averages, top 5’s, poles and more.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793203.page#12396542

Carnomoly 500 [Tony]

The eRacr Carnomaly 500 began this week with the prelim qualifier races today and yesterday. It’s a $25 to enter and $15,000 prize purse event at Daytona in the unrestricted COT car cumulating in the pole qualifying on the 24th, the Battle 150’s on the 25th and the 500 mile feature on March 3rd.

https://eracr.gg/registration/2021-carnomaly-500/

Tonight @landoncassill & I along with many friends will be running practice races for the @eRacr_gg #Carnomaly500 on @iRacing

Join our discord for all things @eRacr_gg Event news & information – it’s where all the cool people are: https://t.co/Vp9i7XrG7g
— Parker Kligerman (@pkligerman) February 16, 2021

Season 1 Patch 5 Release Notes [Mike]

iRacing release it’s latest patch 5 for the season 1 build.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793269.page

Special Event – What to Expect [Hall]

Alex Gustafson posted in the forums what’s new to expect and prepare for in the iRacing Special Events including a change to the registration processing they expect will help this process. Once the main registration period closes, and splits are being made prior to events beginning to launch, the scheduler is simply not going to allow any additional members to register until all sessions have finished launching. This will give the scheduler unimpeded time to do its thing. Those who try to register during this time period will not be allowed to register. They’ll receive a new error message that says, “Please wait, registration is temporarily closed while the session launches. You will be able to register once the session has fully started.“.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793278.page#12397138

Daytona Changes Track Again [Brian]

Nascar reporter Bob Pockrass Tweeted that he’s expecting Nascar to do something about the dirt situation on the road course. Driver Denny Hamlin responded with some pics of track workers adding new areas of concrete beyond the current rumble sections.

Here Bob. Hope this helps with your investigation pic.twitter.com/acXejtvifT
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) February 17, 2021

eNascar RTP Qualifying Series is Up [Adam]

Tyler Hudson announced in the forums that the Road to Pro Qualifying series-Round 1 is now active and live.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3793400.page#12398352

Starting Guide [Tony]

An article on Overtake gives beginners to iRacing a guide to how to hit the ground running in the sim.

https://www.overtake.gg/news/3468-starting-guide-for-iracing-beginners/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_

Using the Sim to present Paint [Mike]

Petty’s Garage Tweeted the new paint scheme for Erik Jones number 43 car for this week’s Daytona Road Race. What was unusual is that they used iRacing’s paint system and car for the photos.

👀 We're looking forward to seeing @Erik_Jones get behind the wheel of the Petty's Garage No. 43 Chevy at the @DAYTONA road course this weekend! pic.twitter.com/xCdJtuMxil
— Petty's Garage (@pettysgarage) February 17, 2021

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

We may be open to recruiting, with the right fit. If you race NiS, and you want to be a part of this podcast on air, hit me up.

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Xbox Controller Anchored to Pedals [Hall]

Aussie Greg Hill has a unique solution for slip information for his pedals. An Xbox controller anchored to his pedals

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792361.page#12391044

iRacing Account for sale? [Mike]

Mike Received mail from the forums from someone who seems to be selling his iRacing tracks and cars for cheep?

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791844.page#12380913

Rig Review [Tony]

iRacing posted on Facebook a rig for anyone with GI problems

https://www.facebook.com/48224116084/posts/10159272872801085/?d=n

Rig Review [Brian]

Glenn Hoffman posted in the forums his solution for the rolling office chair problem. Move over Crocs, and bring on the chains!

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791983.page#12382252

Office Chair Rig [Adam]

Open Sim Racing are selling the plans for an office chair rig that converts your standard office chair into a racing rig for you pedals and wheel base. Plans are for series 15 80/20 profiles.

Plans - Office Chair Rig - Centre Post - Plans - 15 Series

https://opensimracing.com/products/8020-office-chair-rig-plans-15-series

Office Chair Rig #2 [Tony]

Bsimracing has a pedal mount system for office chairs that let you mount pedals to your chair for $110 for the standard edition and $185 for the elevated version

bsimracing.com/pein-gear-mount-solution-for-office-chair-racers/

MPI Seats [Mike]

Max Pappis Innovations shows off it’s new sim racing seats in their revamped sim racing series of products coming out soon.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CK4ccO_D6tf/?igshid=1q3pa32xkrxdb

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Daytona
Fri open:
- Ellis – – DNF – Shifters stopped working during a GF stop lost the draft remapping shifters to keyboard – then was a lap down in the front pack when they all wrecked including me
- Greg – p Wrecked on the straight with 50 to go
- David = P 11, broken car early by another car on apron again, but stuck it out through a lot of attrition
- Rochette P4- white flag was about to pass leader on the outside and some asshat on the inside clipped me on the corner wrecking me. Made me wanna punch a baby seal
- Groves- P1

Sunday Open
- David – p17 GWC in position to win, hooked by car who bounced off wall
- Tom D – P9. Ran top 5 all race. A bit too much bumping and banging on the final laps, got crashed, but pulled off a top 10 in the 500. So I can’t complain
- Rochette- P
- Brian – P3 Ran up front all race. Lead 38 laps. Made a bad no-pit call which kept put me in third on the final laps instead of first.

Sunday fixed
- Mike -p.Got Pole Position – Led many laps early ran top 5 basically just riding – lap 117 the top two tangle and take out the field.
- Brian – P11 Pushed to the lead inside of 20 laps to go. Car was the cleanest of the leaders. Lap car who wouldn’t clear the track wrecked the lead pack.

Race: Dayroval

Wed Fixed:
- Rochette P
- Tom D – P

Wed Open:
- Hall – p 23, slow in top split
- Ellis – p 21 – started 34th pretty much kept it on track really slow and got some points –
- Greg – p blew up
- Rochette – P4 started 4th stayed out of trouble and clean think this is 1st ever road race ive ever had with 0x and it was bottom split to boot
Thurs Open
- Hall – p17 slow in top split

Official Series

Euro Sprint
- Hall –Montreal
  - 3 wins

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League
- Mike- dnf. Started 17th got the lead by lap eight. Let the most lab stayed in the top 4 basically with about 25 to go I was first on the outside pushed by Josh Campbell. And basically got turned going down the back street he was pushing on the right corner of the bumper and it is hooked me. I was holding a really straight line. It couldn’t of been straighter. I felt good about Josh Campbell pushing me I have raced against him in several different leagues, and him and his guys are some of the cars to beat every time for sure.
Ucora-
- Mike – p15 – spun off turn 2 and killed the car but luckily I had a reset, hit the wall several times and ended up causing a late caution
David -p13 self spun, wasn’t fast anyway

Premier Race Network Cup:
- Tom D – Daytona 250 winner! Had some computer issues to start the race. Missed q and had to start from pits. Was able to work my lap back, than on a late race restart was able to take the lead and not give it back. Moves me to the playoffs, now time to get more playoff points.
OBRL ARCA Series
- Brian P17 Screwed the pooch on qualifying. Involved in an incident early in the race. No caution, but 5 minutes of repair. Chance of advancing to the final 4….shot.

Final Thoughts

TITLE IDEAS

Dedication or Defecation
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Description

Daytona 500 week in the NIS wraps up for Team Tifosi. Which team member came thru with a 500 victory!? Now, we move on the the road side which gets an update that we’ll cover. Office Chair racing is all the rage in the Hardware section plus a a rig that shows the ultimate dedication to the sim. We cover it all on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.

Sponsors:

www.grid-finder.com

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

Links:

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February 12, 2021

Episode 0266

2/11/2021 – Position Roof – Episode 0266

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

Monday night, the iRacing Coke Series has officially kicked off Speedweek. We’ll go into all of the details leading up to the race as well as full race recap with Series announcer Evan Posocco. Also. it marks the beginning of the NIS season with team Tifosi.

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Topics

Coke News [Greg]

Overtake News has an interview with returning Coke Series Champion Nick Ottinger, including the story of him overcoming open heart surgery at a young age to get to the top of the sim racing world.

https://www.overtake.gg/news/3377-interview-enascar-champion-nick-ottinger/

Rajah to Spacestation Gaming [Hall]

Rajah Caruth, a Nascar Drive for Diversity member, will be joining Spacestation Gaming for the eNacsar Road to Pro Series.

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be a driver for @SpacestationGG and @ssgracing in the eNASCAR @iRacing Road to Pro Series!! We’ve got a really good group and we will definitely be in the mix this year 👊🏾 pic.twitter.com/LktMVb9pPc
— Rajah Kirby Caruth (@rajahcaruth_) February 6, 2021

Spacestation Gaming with Malik Ray [Brian]

Spacestation Gaming Tweeted a congratulations to their driver Malik Ray on his 4th place finish at the Podium 500 and had moved their attention to the upcoming Coke Series Daytona 500. Included in the Tweet was a hype video of his switching to the Spacestation Gaming race team.

https://twitter.com/ssgracing/status/1358522154585833474?s=11

Pre Race

Pre race analysts [Greg]

James Pike hosted a pre race analysis segment including 3 former series drivers Chris Overland, Brandon Kettelle and Michael Gauriglia in which they introduced several new changes including….

New Road to Pro Ladder [Mike]

There’s a new eNascar Road to Pro ladder system and it was retweeted by Evan Posocco

Introducing the rebranded #eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder:

– eNASCAR Road to Pro Qualifying Series
– eNASCAR Road to Pro Contender Series
– eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series pic.twitter.com/VUDmTPqdyd
— Evan Posocco🎙 (@evanposocco) February 9, 2021

https://ir-core-sites.iracing.com/members/pdfs/eNASCAR_Coca-Cola_iRacing_Series_v2021.01.14.pdf

New Series Rule Changes [Hall]

New rule changes for the 2021 Season include…

Win and You’re In

Win a series race and stay in the top 20 in points and you are automatically in the payoffs.

Expanded playoffs

The playoffs have been expanded from 8 to 10 drivers

No more bonus points

They will no longer be awarding bonus points for leading laps or leading the most laps

Steve Phelps Grand Marshall [Brian]

Nascar President was the Grand Marshall of the race and gave the command for the drivers to ‘start their engines‘. In his introduction he makes an interesting statement to us sim racing fans that Monday night, with the eNacsar Coca Cola Series, is true true start of all of the events that cumulate with the real world Daytona 500 on Sunday.

Win and you’re in

Coke Race [Mike]

Coke Race:
- Mitchell Dejong starts the season on the pole and they go 3 wide early, with Chris Shearburn sharing some lead laps
- Garrett Lowe Novak and Mullis working the 3rd lane but haven’t gotten to the front yet, eventually Garrett gets clear and drops down as the new leader
- Bobby Zelinski pushes teammate Shearburn to the lead a few times from the middle lane.
- Then a wreck but no caution! Ryan Luza and Zack Novak into each other and Malik Ray has no where to go.
- A TENSE MOMENT between new teammates! Brian Schoenburg decides to pit last second, and Derek Justis can’t check up in time! Both with damage, plus some to @GarrettManes, but nobody spun and it stays green!
- Minimum speed rule in effect… Looks like @znovak15 and @MalikRayTTV got the worst of that. Both are penalized for minimum speed
- Rookie leader Zack Nichols pits and gets speeding penalty during GF stops
- https://twitter.com/nascar/status/1358969489644269570?s=11
- Allen Boes goes for a ride, but race is still green
- 20 to go – 3 wide 10 deep – ottinger, clampitt, conti, guest, manes, mullis
  - Roommates and teammates on front of all 3 lanes – strategy?
  - Conti bottom, clampitt middle ottinger outside 2 to go
  - A caution free season opener! But they wreck in turn 4, Conti Wins! Career win #11! Looks Like a bit of netcode, the 9 of guest into clampitt, It was @Logan_Clampitt out of the middle groove who got turned in front of the pack and everyone piled in after that.
    - https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1358982808841179140
    - Locked into the playoffs by Winning
    - Conti Guest Matheson Vincent Gann Zalenski Kirwan, Salas Shearburn Davies Dejonhs, Olat Manes Bowlin Jake Nickols Bussa Leahy Cook Lowe Clampitt Ottinger
    - Conti getting a VRS Wheel this week and going to ditch the g27

Post Race Controversy [Hall]

Malik Ray Tweeted his displeasure of the incident on lap 31 that effectively ended his race.

https://twitter.com/MalikRayTTV/status/1358972234178711553

Porsche Supercup Series [Brian]

Sebastian Job holds off Josh Rogers in an exciting final lap to take his second win in the iRacing Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup season, Mack Bakkum finishes third, but Rogers actually extends his lead in the series points championship.

You can re-watch the exciting final lap from SIlverstone

All Star Race [Greg]

The Porsche All Star Race started four wide early with the victory going to Emily Jones of Emree Racing

#PESC – FOUR-WIDE battle at the start of the All-Star Race!

Catch your favorite sim racing content creators battling it out at Silverstone: 📺 https://t.co/7T4f5XJukQ pic.twitter.com/hENljmCOFK
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 6, 2021

Podium 500 [Brian]

Sunday was the prestigious Podium 500 race at Datyona. and after 360 entries, 8 qualifying heats, 2 last chance qualifiers and 2 Duels, Casey Kirwan takes the top finish with second going to Daniel Eberhardt and Logan Helton in third.

CASEY
KIRWAN
is your 2021 #Podium500
champion!

P2 @upfrontgaming90
P3 @LHelton_63
P4 @MalikRayTTV
P5 @anthonyalfredo pic.twitter.com/ZKVKVLnk9a
— Podium Sports (@PodiumeSports) February 7, 2021

RIP Stacy Adams [Mike]

The iRacing community bids a fond farewell to fellow racer Stacey Adams.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CareerStats.do?custid=91843

Fixed Setups Doesn’t Mean Full Fuel [Hall]

Dave Bush Tried to set up a hosted race with fixed setups. He wanted to start with a full tank of fuel, but it only started with about 60% and wondered what he did wrong and asked the forums. Nick Neben replied that “fuel capacity does not equal what the set starts with, that is all done in the garage. If you just used an iRacing default those are not set to full, you would have to change that, and save it, and upload it if you were doing fixed.”

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792224.page#12386650

Jimmy Lands a Ride [Greg]

Autosport announced that Youtube sim racing content creator, and Porsche All-Star driver Jimmy Broadbent will make his debut in real world racing driving a Praga R1 in the Britcar Endurance Championship

Esports and YouTube star Jimmy Broadbent will make the move into real-world racing by driving a Praga in the Britcar Endurance Championship:https://t.co/eN0eBRC3iW
— Autosport (@autosport) February 4, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792169.page

Reminder – Join Mike & Chris [Mike]

A Reminder that Saturday Feb 20 is the Dirty Monkey 250 race for Autism Awareness. It’s at Daytona in the cup cars, uses fixed setups and has an entry fee of $15.

https://johnboy202.wixsite.com/ddmlive/post/autism-race

Earliest iRace Ever [Brian]

Gary Weaver wondered oiut loud in the forums what was the earliest result in iRacing. Staffer Jason Bryfogle replied with the answer.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792280.page#12386418

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792280.page#12386372

iRacing Real World Racing Connections Survey [Hall]

We at iRacing are constantly pushing to provide the best and most realistic driving simulation available. We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to give us some feedback so we can continue to provide the best possible experience for each of our racers.

Thanks for helping us continue to do just that! Take this survey

BMW Sim GT Cup – Suzuka [Greg]

Greg West announced in the forums the details of the BMW Sim GT Cup

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792533.page#12388164

Yellow Should Have Come Out [Mike]

Jeff Barnes kicked off in the forums a discussion about whether iRacing may have set back the yellow flag sensitivity too far.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/0/3792577.page#12391111

Comparison of Different Setup Shops [Hall]

Kyle Hendrix did an impartial comparison comparing some of the setups for Daytona, his times and thoughts of the setups.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792762.page#12390849

Connection Issue Maybe? [Brian]

Dylan Nadwodny posted a video of a car coming thru the pace lap wrecking just about everyone in the field

this dude literally ran through EVERYONE in @mooncarlive tonight.@schildhoused said get creative, so i did.

have fun. pic.twitter.com/tuzv0nlEgh
— Dylan Nadwodny (@dnadders) February 5, 2021

System Status [Mike]

iRacing shows system status updates

https://status.iracing.com/

SLM Inbound [Hall]

iRacing looks to be updating their Super Late Models with a newly scanned Gen 6 model

Updating… pic.twitter.com/dsznWG82oU
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 10, 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIPYZ6BICI/?igshid=76qgiyi3c447

Perfect Figure 8 [Brian]

iRacing posted a prefect jump over a car in the Lucas Oil figure 8 track with a jump

HE'S DONE IT! Member Petr Jursik has achieved Irwindale Figure 8 Jump greatness. Here's to you, king 👑 pic.twitter.com/tDv6PGf5vM
— iRacing (@iRacing) February 10, 2021

B Fixed Length [Mike]

Does the B fixed races have to be fixed?

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3791926.page#12385383

Custom Numbers for NiS

Can we get custom numbers like team racing does? Nick Neben asks in the forums

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792247.page#12385543

Daytona Strategy – Question from Scott Ross [Hall]

What are some of our Daytona restrictor plate racing tips for iRacing

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Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath – Fantasy Racing

We need more listeners – If each listener mentions our podcast in each race they are in, it will reach a whole bunch of new people. Help us out!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/

https://www.facebook.com/1565571990374134/posts/2832513123680008/?d=n

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Hardware/Software

Greg’s New Setup [Greg]

Our own Greg Hecktus shows off his new sim studio

@froozenkaktus
#racingroom #mancave #iracing #iracerslounge #froozenkaktus #racing #videoediting #hobby
♬ Let’s move out – 🩷

NRG Innovations [Brian]

Listener Troy Eaton sends in NRG Innovations Simulator Cockpits for $999.99

https://getnrg.com/products/frp-apex

IgnitiON Controls [Hall]

IgnitiON Controls offers a variety of button boxes starting at $160

https://www.ignitioncontrols.com/default.asp

Don’t Use AVG [Mike]

iRacing Support Tweeted that if you use AVG antivirus and get a “Can not find sim” or “Simulator is missing” error, please contact AVG. Their Latest update is deleting iRacing files.

If you see "Can not find sim" or "Simulator is missing" error and you have @AVGFree antivirus software installed, please contact AVG as it appears their latest update is deleting our files. You can also reinstall iRacing: https://t.co/I3idHYb0hl @Avgtechhelpline @AVGSupport
— iRacing Support (@iRacingSupport) February 1, 2021

3d Printed Button Box [Hall]

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4331087

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791644.page#12378860

LED Eyebrow [Brian]

Apex Simracing offers its 3D printed LED Eyebrow system that is mappable thru SimHub for multiple purposes. Priced at $125

Standalone LED Eyebrow - Apex Sim Racing LLC - Custom Sim Racing Products — https://www.apexsimracing.com/collections/racing-displays/products/standalone-led-eyebrow

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Wed Open:
- Hall – p 18, wrecked out fighting for lucky dog after getting spun while pitting.
- https://youtu.be/2OI_1FTfN0E
- Ellis – p Wrecked out – started p3 led almost every lap until lap 55 when guy on outside comes down into bottom lane and wrecked the field
- Rochette – P-2 was the master of dodging wrecks and peoples lining up stupidity. But couldnt overcome my own as late race GF stop sped out of the pits with the sim racing apps blaring the beeps at me… was definitely faster than the leader as i finished right behind him a lap down, yes only 1 car finished on the lead lap
- Ellis – p P11- running p4 w 10 to go a guy comes up from behind and just runs over me from behind.
- Hall – dnf – running towards front, a car gets on apron, game over, please insert coin

Official Series

A Open
- Hall
  - Daytona
    - 6th
    - 20th
    - 5th
    - 13th

Euro Sprint
- Hall –
  - Silverstone
    - Two Wins
    - 2nd
    - 2nd
    - 2nd
    - 2nd
    - 2nd
    - 30th
    - 6th
    - 4
    - 26th
    - 2nd
    - 5th
    - 4th
    - 2nd
    - 3rd
    - 28th
    - 4th

League / Hosted Races

Final Thoughts

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eNascar is back! This week we’ll go over all of the festivities and review of the Coke Series Daytona race and our own early NIS results. We got a peek of the race results from the very first iRacing results page. Also, we’ll give our thoughts of our strategy of restrictor plate racing so you’ll get the very most out of this week’s iRacers Lounge Podcast.

Sponsors:

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Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Nick Williams – facebook.com/NDWRacing

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

Links:

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Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

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Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/

Web (New Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

February 5, 2021

Episode 0265

2/4/2021 – WEC is Wack – Episode 0265

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

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Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

With the start of the season right around the corner, the final pieces of the Coke Series fall into place as we kick off Daytona Week on iRacing, The new season is here, so let’s go!

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Topics

Daytona Clash [Hall]

Logan Clampitt takes the checker at the Daytona Dash just out pacing teammate Nick Ottinger in a caution filled prelim before the season opener next Monday.

https://www.iracing.com/clampitt-ottinger-go-1-2-for-william-byron-esports-in-enascar-clash-at-daytona/

Coke News [Brian]

Nick Ottinger showed off on social media his newly arrived iRacing Coke Series Championship Ring just as he begins to defend his crown.

Received our @iRacing championship ring today! Pretty cool to receive all the stuff since Homestead last year and this ring is super cool!

Can't wait to get our season started with @WBeSports_! It's going to be a fun season! pic.twitter.com/1nJ9ejwUuX
— Nick Ottinger (@NickOttinger) January 30, 2021

Elliot Sadler eSports [Greg]

The newly formed Elloitt Sadler eSports, Coke Series verision, announced their drivers for the season. Garrett Manes will remain with Elliott Sadler and they add series regular Ashton Crowder.

Work Hard. Race Harder.

We are proud to announce @AshtonCrowder and @GarrettManes as our drivers for the 2021 @eNASCARCocaCola @iRacing season!

ESE also happily welcomes @NutrienAgRetail as a full-time partner!

Full Story -> https://t.co/3xcQLP262s pic.twitter.com/bADj3Taeim
— Elliott Sadler eSports (@SadlerEsports) January 29, 2021

XSET Gaming [Tony]

XSET Gaming comes out strong in their inaugural Coke Season signing perennial contender Ryan Luza and Series favorite Casey Kirwan.

They also announce that Fast Pasta Anthony Alfredo will be joining the service as a content creator.

Join us in welcoming our official @iracing drivers for the 2021 @eNascarCocaCola series, @RyanLuza & @CaseyKirwan23 to XSET! 🏁

We're also excited to announce NASCAR driver @anthonyalfredo has joined XSET as a content creator! 🏎️💨#RepTheSet | JOIN US https://t.co/O36uQ0dnyR pic.twitter.com/oPlNIGGLgt
— XSET (@XSET) January 29, 2021

Roush-Fenway Racing [Mike]

Roush Fenway joins in the fray with the signing of Nathan Lyon and Steven Wilson.

Excited to officially unveil our Coca-Cola @iRacing Series lineup for this season!@lyonschoice // @swilson3_ pic.twitter.com/rU5ctBaDeh
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) January 29, 2021

Williams eSports [Hall]

Williams eSports will kick of their entrance into the stock car series with drivers Jake Matheson and Zach Nichols

#iRacing | Introducing our 2021 eNASCAR @iRacing Series drivers! 👊

#𝟱𝟮 @MathesonRacing
#𝟮𝟵 @ZackN24 #WilliamsEsports #SimRacing @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/4ckc52bMN4
— WILLIAMS ΞSPORTS (@WilliamsEsports) January 31, 2021

23XI Racing [Brian]

Be ready for tons of hype this year in iRacing, as well as Nascar, with the newly formed 23XI Racing team, owned by Denny Hamlin and world icon Michael Jordan. They sign what may be the strongest team out there with eNascar standout Keegan Leahy and possibly the most well rounded driver in the entire sim, Mitchell deJong.

We’re going @iRacing‼️ Introducing this year's @eNASCARCocaCola lineup:

2️⃣3️⃣: @MitchelldeJong1
3️⃣2️⃣: @KeeganLeahy

📰: https://t.co/IGXESyo6Pc pic.twitter.com/Wu8gzOmDx7
— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) February 1, 2021

Letarte eSports

Letarte eSports [Tony]

Letarte eSports returns this year to the Coke Series with returning driver Chris Shearburn and road course ace Bobby Zalenski.

LETARTE eSports is back for the 2021 season!
Excited to share our @iRacing lineup.

We have @cshearburn back for the 3rd year behind the wheel of the #36, & we have @bobbyzalenski joining us this year in the #83. 👊

@eNASCARCocaCola #LETARTEeSports
— Steve Letarte (@SteveLetarte) February 1, 2021

Mode Media House [Greg]

Former NFL player Kyle Long owned Mode Media returns to the series with drivers Matt Bussa and Jake Nichols.

Time to get back at it! @mbussa5 takes over the #75 and joins @JakeNichols73 #24

🤫for now… but don't worry we're coming!

Tonight: eNascar @CocaCola @iRacing Series 2021 Clash! Live on https://t.co/YFAmp82iQf @ 9PM EST #GoMode 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/2Y6ZYqLWeb
— Mode Media House (@ModeMediaHouse) February 1, 2021

JTG Daugherty Racing [Mike]

JTG Daughtery racing has added Brian Schoenburg and his Norse Force Racing Teammate Derek Justice

No real surprises here, but I’m proud to be joining @JTGRacing in 2021 by driving their #47 car in the @eNASCARCocaCola Series. Also really proud to tell you my @NorseForceRL teammate @DerekJustis will be in the #37 car. Thanks to Blake Cope for the opportunity. Really fun group!
— Brian Schoenburg (@bschoon55) February 2, 2021

2021 Coke Series Team Chart [Hall]

Justin Melillo posted on Twitter a 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series team chart as a quick reference guide to see where all if the drivers have landed for this years season leading up to Tuesday’s Daytona Clash Event in which drivers will be sporting IROC style paints.

The (unofficial) 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series team chart.

20 teams. 40 drivers.

The season begins tonight. You'll see IROC-esque paint schemes tonight, as it was in last year's clash.

9:00 pm ET – https://t.co/UTbqnQaIZ3 #eNASCAR | @iRacing pic.twitter.com/6ZHHnKCrgU
— Justin Melillo (@justinmelillo) February 1, 2021

Klingerman Sport [Brian]

Klingerman Sport has announced that they will be partnering with Chevrolet in advance of the 2021 Coca-Cola iRacing season.

https://twitter.com/kligermansport/status/1356272605792235523?s=11

Coke Series Schedule [Tony]

iRacing has posted the full 2021 eNascar Coca-cola iRacing Series

https://www.iracing.com/2021-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-schedule-unveiled/?fbclid=IwAR33FEuQgJxok_5-LO0fZQRmR720ntLSGBZ1rlnl6ZM2f0-lqUFPU6Zk8o0

Femi’s Gift [Mike]

New Joe Gibbs Racing driver Femi Olat received a very nice package to welcome him to the team.

Just got a nice little welcome to the team gift from @JoeGibbsRacing and @interstatebatts that is going to have me looking nice and charged up on camera 😁😁 pic.twitter.com/35MLKNQKvN
— Femi Olatunbosun (@FemiOlat_) February 4, 2021

New JR Motorsports Sponsors [Hall]

JR Motorsports has announced a new product partnership with WR1 Sim Chassis and Axe Body Spray

NEWS: WR1 Sim Chassis and @AXE to sponsor JRM’s @iRacing rides in 2021.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/EkZNkgYfyM pic.twitter.com/UblcIAyfCg
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) February 4, 2021

Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup Round 3 [Brian]

Josh Rogers takes the win in Saturdays iRacing Porsche Tag Heuer Supercup race at Imola. With the win he also takes the series points lead going into round 4.

VRS GT3 Sprint Series Guide [Tony]

Show favorite iRacing Streamer Annie Rabbets from Snail Racing posted a VRS GT3 Sprint Series Guide as a newcomer to the series.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=965635190874298

The Daytona 500 [Mike]

Gentleman, Start your engines! Tyler Hudson has posted in the iRacing forums the complete schedule for the 2021 iRacing Daytona 500! Let’s go Racing Boys!

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791556.page

Another Rain Poll [Hall]

Rodney Denholm posted in the forums a poll as to whether iRacing should add more weather, asking who would like to see rain in iRacing. Along with the poll came some whimsical replies.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791492.page

No More GTE [Greg]

According to the Racer.com website, IMSA will replacing the GTLM class with the GTD Pro class for the 2022 season. How will iRacing respond to one of their more popular classes .

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791505.page#12377375

No More LeMans? [Hall]

Motorsport games and Automobile Club de I’Ouest have singed a 10 year partnership deal giving them the exclusive license to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Motorsport Games & Automobile Club de l’Ouest Agree Ten Year Exclusive License

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791410.page

TK Buys In [Brian]

Former IRL Driver Tony Kanaan posted a picture of his new GSI wheel, which is a GXL Pro blackout edition with a special TK logo on it as well.

😍😍😍😍😍 https://t.co/x99KqdXLdy
— Tony Kanaan (@TonyKanaan) January 30, 2021

Wiki [Tony]

iRacing has made its way to the world of Wiki Fandom with it’s own fan-made database for the iracing.com simulator.

https://iracing.fandom.com/wiki/Iracing.com_Wiki

Upcoming Tracks [Mike]

Within the Fandom Page includes 13 Tracks that should be added to the sim sometime in the foreseeable future

Upcoming tracks https://iracing.fandom.com/wiki/Tracks

Special Events [Hall]

Greg West posted in the forums the updated special events calendar for special events thru the end of the year

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3792127.page

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath

New Website – Leave Comments

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Hardware/Software

CSL Universal Hub [Tony]

Fanatec unveiled their new CSL Universal hub for $182 USD

https://fanatec.com/eu-en/csl-universal-hub

Rig Review [Greg]

Kyle Robinson, a trucker from Texas, has set up a sim rig in what looks like the passenger seat of his truck and asks if there’s any other truckers out there who have similar setups

[Thumb - E8B2F648-C38B-4BC1-A33D-686F1949E644.jpeg]

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790457.page#12368036

Rig Metal Sim Cockpit – sent by listener [Brian]

Listener, and fellow OBRL driver, Eric Whiting submitted a reference to the Rigmetal Sim Cockpit, an 80/20 rig priced at $359

Not sure this company has been covered before. Looks like improvements are being made as they go. Entry level pricing.

Eric Whiting

https://rigmetal.com/products/racing-rig

Company Review [Mike]

The Force Dynamics 401CR is a full motion racing simulator with 6DOF and 360 degree capability for realistic G-Forces.

https://www.force-dynamics.com/

Company Review [Hall]

PT Actuator sells platform based motion rigs in 80/20 extruded aluminum. Its Sidewinder system has 6 DOF and dells for 11,833 euros.

https://pt-actuk.com/

Results

Official Series

Chris Macquire – Hosted
- Michigan indy cars no damage – started p28, finished p6
- COT Daytona – started p29 ended p4
- Supercars Michigan -p4
- Then pro mazdas michigan – wrecked out
- Then cot at coke – p1

League / Hosted Races

Winter League- -.
Mike – p14 – ran dead last forever was on two stopper when most on one. Some later cautions played to my favor.
Hall – P19 Self Spinner in front of me, had mid pack speed before

OBRL ARCA Series
- Brian- Michigan P6 Started on Pole. Terrible start, fell too far behind to get back to the front

Final Thoughts

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This is the last week before the start of the eNascar Season, and we’re all fired up! We cover all of the last minute Coke Series news that unloaded this week and talk of our plans for the upcoming NIS Season. We’ll catch you up on some hardware and could an exclusive deal mean the end of a certain day long race in France? We’ll sit and discuss in this week’s iRacers Lounge Podcast.

Sponsors:

www.grid-finder.com

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Nick Williams – facebook.com/NDWRacing

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Tom Dreiling –

Links:

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Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

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Web (New Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

January 29, 2021

Episode 0264

1-28-2021 – The 29 Hours of Daytona – Episode 0264

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

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Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
Joining me are the usual characters, ————

Introduction

On todays show we take a deep dive into the good, bad and the ugly of the 24 Hours of Daytona. A champion is crowned in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and we prepare for the start of the Nascar/ NIS Season.

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Topics

World of Outlaws Round 10 Charlotte [Brian/Mike]

Monday Night was the 10th and final week of the NOS Energy Drink iRacing World of Outlaws Series at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, Alex Bergeron entered the race with a 30 point lead over Hayden Cardwell after his disappointing finish last week at Williams Grove and in a great position to win his third consecutive series Championship.

Aussie Tim Ryan posted fast time in qualifying and took the win in the first heat, grabbing the pole for the feature.

Heat 2 went tp Greggory Lemay (LE – MAY) after his best qualifying run and best finish in the heats.

Bergeron started outside row one in Heat 3 beside pole sitter Kendell Tucker. However Tucker remained fast and consistent for the win, with Bergeron grabbing second.

Hayden Cardwell started on the pole for Heat 4 and gets a much needed win to keep the pressure on Bergeron for the series championship.

So, setting up the feature we have Tim Ryan on the pole, Cardwell starting P3 and Bergeron starting P7 needing a top ten to lock up the championship, if Cardwell wins the race.

When the green dropped, Tim Ryan had the speed to separate himself from the field even after regrouping twice with cautions to win his second race of the year without much of a challenge.

Cardwell quickly took 2nd at the start of the race, but never really challenged Ryan for the win finishing P2.

Bergeron had some tense moments early in the race with heavy traffic that he eventually cleared, settling comfortably in 4th and capturing his third straight title and taking home the $10k champions prize.

🏆 2021 @iRacing @NosEnergyDrink @WorldofOutlaws World Champion 🏆

@PitLogicApp @csishocks @RebKMill14 @JasonNygard22

📸: CD Simtography pic.twitter.com/8BbrnIMJw9
— Alex Bergeron (@RacingBergeron) January 26, 2021

🏆🏆🏆https://t.co/PsFOO91DGG
— iRacing (@iRacing) January 27, 2021

Coke News [Hall]

William Byron eSports posted a video announcing returning Coke Series Champion Nick Ottinger and Logan Clampitt to their roster.

Welcome back champ!! @NickOttinger

And welcome to the team @Logan_Clampitt!!

Let’s do this!! 🏆🏁
— William Byron eSports (@WBeSports_) January 22, 2021

JR Motorsports [Greg]

JR Motorsports resigns Coke Series regulars Michael Conti and JR Motorsports employee, veteran Brad Davies.

.@MikeConti5 and @bdavies_88 return to represent JRM in 2021 #enascar @iRacing campaign.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/1E8FfzucyE
#jrnation pic.twitter.com/TUSDzchg9E
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) January 27, 2021

Spacestation Gaming [Mike]

The Newly formed Spacestation Gaming has signed Malik Ray and Series newcomer Vicente Salas to their Coke Series roster.

🥤SHAKE ‘N BAKE BABY 👶

Welcome @MalikRayTTV and@vicente_salas14 to SSG as our
2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola @iRacing
series drivers 🏎 pic.twitter.com/OmruiDHWSV
— Spacestation Gaming (@Spacestation) January 28, 2021

eShortCourse World Cup [Brian]

The winner of the Jim Beaver eShort Course World cup brought to you by Fistful Bourbon was Holden Heitritter. And remember to catch the broadcasted replay on CBS Sports net on February 14th at 1:00 pm eastern time.

.@Holden_512 wins the Pro 4 Feature and captures the 2021 @GeneralTire @JBeavereSports #eShortCourse World Cup presented by @fistfulbourbon title 🏆

Make sure to catch the broadcast replay on @CBSSportsNet next month on Sunday, February 14 at 1pm ET 📺 pic.twitter.com/YGBEiUDxcV
— Evan Posocco🎙 (@evanposocco) January 22, 2021

Follow Up to Last Week [Hall]

Last wee we reviewed a video called Brick x Brick chronicling the former driver and paraplegic Robert Wickens as he shows his rig that has let him get back into racing. Staffer David Tucker posted the video on the forums and announced that he is adding support for dual throttle and brake inputs in iRacing, letting him to be able to combine paddles if needed and use a handbrake and paddle together as well.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790384.page#12367665

Spotter Tips [Mike]

Robert Perry asked in the forums how to spot and how to get the correct perch to be effective. Our own Mike Ellis responded with his recommendations.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790315.page#12368308

Off Track to Win? [Greg]

Jon Brown posted a video in the forums of a last turn pass at Spa where a driver goes off track to get the win and asks if this should’ve been a valid win.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790371.page#12367535

Prepare your 2021 Season 2 Schedules [Brain]

Tyler Hudson will be taking community-based Season 2 Schedules and length of races requests until Friday, February 12th.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790439.page#12367929

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790438.page#12367927

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790416.page#12367894

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790418.page#12367896

Member Highlights [Greg]

iRacing releases their December 2020 Top Member Highlights

Before the 24 Hours…[Mike]

Daytona… We have a problem.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790522.page

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/25/3790522.page#12369254

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790550.page#12370030

Community Response [Hall]

Champweb wrote a note to iRacing and all of their top brass expressing their displeasure with the problems and communications, going on to suggest that their next season release be focused on infrastructure and personnel updates instead of new vehicle and track releases.

A note to: @iracing @iRacingMyers @DaleJr @John_W_Henry pic.twitter.com/NFXtHkYHjk
— Champweb (@champwebdotnet) January 24, 2021

THE 24 Hours of Daytona [Brian]

Ty Majeski posted his anticipation of the 24 hour race and also a video explaining that his vaunted sim rig (Laptop with a G27 clamped to his desk) may no longer be up to the task. He will be using his roommate’s, Derek Kraus’ VRX rig as a backup.

Update: We’re going to try again in the AM 😂 better to wreck 20mins in rather than 12 hours.

While I’ll likely not be in the streamed split, be sure to tune in tomorrow morning at 8am to watch some Daytona 24 racing on @iRacing! https://t.co/AhkONJklGX https://t.co/6A66d1KNf7
— Ty Majeski (@TyMajeski) January 23, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/125/3630181.page#12371733

24 Hours Post Race [Greg]

Coke driver Casey Kirwan’s 24 ended when a teammate was broadsided by a GTE car that blinked out and reappeared in front of them in the horseshoe curve.

This was our unfortunate end to our race. GT3 blinked out and got sent off out of the esses and that sent him flying through the grass into the horseshoe and we got nailed. This is simply how all these races have gone for us over the past year 😂 https://t.co/J2y5GCQGCf
— Casey Kirwan (@CaseyKirwan95) January 24, 2021

Beast Racing [Mike]

Team owner Dew Adamson celebrated his team win with Beast Racing drivers Brock Hopkins, Ellis Davis, Payne Faust, and Jack Wells

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! First Endurance win as a team owner! @teambeastracing

Thanks to our partners @RSL_Studio @bsusportslink @PodiumeSports @BeauAlbert06 @appgineerin pic.twitter.com/TFQ5SvF1QW
— Drew Adamson (@thedrewadamson) January 24, 2021

ABK Allinsports [Hall]

The ABK Allinsports Team featuring Rubens Barrichello, Olli Pahkala, Isaac Gillissen and Fernando Alonso to second place in their respective splits.

P2 in the @iRacing Daytona 24! Well done team 👏@alo_oficial @rubarrichello @Veloce_Isaac21 @OlliPahkala pic.twitter.com/NLYlU3YkEv
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) January 24, 2021

Coanda Simsports [Brian]

The top split championship went to the team at Coanda Simsport with road aces Joshua Rogers, Mack Bakkum and Mitchel deJong.

After 898 laps the #8 crosses the line in P1!! Fantastic job from @JKRogers_92 @Mack_Joah & @MitchelldeJong1 throughout the 24 hours.

Congrats on the podium and a well fought race @WilliamsEsports @MivanoRacing @realVRS @LEGO_Group pic.twitter.com/Tx4yARtPDL
— Coanda Esports (@CoandaEsports) January 24, 2021

@Chevette924 [Mike]

$5,576 was raised for the Miracle Network Hospitals by running the 24 Hours of Daytona SOLO.

$5,576 dollars raised for the Miracle Network Hospitals. You leave us stunned… Thank you for supporting everything we do at @OutrunGG . You make this worth running solo every single year in the @iRacing 24 Hr of Daytona

850 laps: Ian Plasch
837 laps: Keenan Kusan

THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/oCyNjVGigG
— Chevette (@_Chevette_) January 24, 2021

Team Nasboiiisss [Greg]

Team Nasboiiisss 2.0 featuring Garrett Smithley, Anthony Alfredo, Landon Cassill, Danny Hanson and James Davison finished first in their split.

WE GOT IT!!!! P1 after 24 hours!!! Amazing drive by @anthonyalfredo @JD33Davison @HMediaUS @landoncassill So much fun. Special thanks to @GameSyns keeping us on track. What a day!! @NurtecODT @RickWareRacing @eurasiaracing @eRacr_gg #esports #24HoursofDaytona @iRacing pic.twitter.com/K7WP1ALaRn
— Garrett Smithley (@GarrettSmithley) January 24, 2021

https://www.facebook.com/100044373401980/posts/254856872670091/?d=n

https://m.twitch.tv/clip/SingleSilkyConsoleGingerPower

https://m.twitch.tv/clip/StrangeTenaciousDumplingsDoggo

Elite West Tifosi [Hall/Greg]

Elite West Tifosi has an amazing race finishing P2

P2, dream race. Can't believe we got it done boys. Team Elite West Tifosi.@iRacersLounge pic.twitter.com/n0Cy5wxyrA
— froozenkaktus (@froozenkaktus) January 24, 2021

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790736.page

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790734.page

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3790735.page#12371752

Race Start Video [Brian]

iRacing posted an inspirational video of the start of the top split of the 24 Hours of Daytona

Relive the start of the 24 Hours of @DAYTONA top split, which was broadcast by @RaceSpotTV

Thanks to everyone for participating! pic.twitter.com/u8CMsAlHkY
— iRacing (@iRacing) January 25, 2021

24+ Hours of Suspension [Mike]

Nicholas Vroman posted a video that seems like an open and shut case for some time off the sim

https://twitter.com/hd_motorsports/status/1353360457562693632?s=11

24 Hours in 60 Seconds [Greg]

GreatJobKolach posted a time lapse video of the entire 24 Hours race in a 60 second clip on his Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1U8kf1ZeDY&feature=youtu.be

Side by Side finish after 24 Hours [Brian]

iRacing posted a video of what was probably the closest finish of the entire event where Tim Greven chases down the leader for a side by side finish

Ride along with member Tim Greven in the @BMWMotorsport M4 GT3 Prototype as he chases down P1 on the final lap of the 24 Hours of @DAYTONA for a side by side finish! To be exact, this was lap 808.

Hats off to both drivers and teams for an awesome finish. pic.twitter.com/MgEpWSILEF
— iRacing (@iRacing) January 26, 2021

Final Debriefing [Hall/Mike]

Greg West posted on the forums after all the dust had settled with a full recounting and action plan for the future

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791012.page#12374240

Wild Horse Pass gone? [Brian]

Looks like the iRacing curse has struck again, this time in Mike’s backyard. The map of a new development looks to cover the entire Motorsports Park area including ther Wild Horse Pass featured in the Pro Truck series on iRacing

https://www.dragzine.com/news/wild-horse-pass-in-phoenix-slated-for-commercial-redevelopment/

Race with Chase [Greg]

Nascar driver Chase Briscoe has been spotted on The Service setting up an open hosted session at Daytona, possibly practicing for the Daytona 500

Just put up a hosted session on @iRacing at @DAYTONA. Server name is “500 Practice” password is shr come join the fun and help me do a little practice.
— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe_14) January 23, 2021

Landon Cassill Race [Hall]

Drivers Landon Cassill and Parker Klingerman will be setting up the eRacer Carnomaly 500, an event held at Daytona in the COT cars.

This is what 235 at Daytona in a COT looks like. A sneak peak of what me and @pkligerman have in store for you all with the @eRacr_gg Carnomaly 500. Sign up now at https://t.co/AeAiH1gYIh https://t.co/7yaQlBagxb
— landon cassill (@landoncassill) January 24, 2021

Boogity Boogity Boogity [Mike]

Larry McReynolds posted a video in anticipation ofh is call of Monday Night Racing’s finale event with fellow legend Daryl Waltrip on Podium eSports.

Roughly one hour until ⁦@adam1alexander⁩ ⁦@AllWaltrip⁩ & myself are ready for ⁦@PodiumeSports⁩ from ⁦@HomesteadMiami⁩ Going to be some fun ⁦@iRacing⁩ pic.twitter.com/TI7fUM1XfV
— Larry McReynolds (@LarryMac28) January 26, 2021

ICYMI – @AllWaltrip got the race started last night with his famous words for the #SimSeats150 at @HomesteadMiami. @SimSeats | #Boogity pic.twitter.com/KFdmxONXAY
— Monday Night Racing (@MonNightRacing) January 26, 2021

And the Winner is…[Brian]

After 3 attempts, Fast Pasta, Anthony Alfredo took the checker on this historic night in iRacing

It took 3 attempts, but on the outside, @anthonyalfredo pulls off the upset and WINS the regular season finale at Homestead-Miami!

2nd: @rajahcaruth_
3rd: @Nicksanchez080 #SimSeats150 | @MonNightRacing | @tufcoflooring | @SimSeats | Game: @iRacing | 📺: https://t.co/a9ISWaB0G7 pic.twitter.com/4upAJzLKYl
— Podium Sports (@PodiumeSports) January 26, 2021

It’s Official [Hall]

On the official Nascar Twitter page, they announce the return of the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational.

NEWS: NASCAR, @iRacing announce return of eNASCAR iRacing #ProInvitationalSeries in 2021.

Details: https://t.co/BIZLyH1efZ pic.twitter.com/jQ1L9S25gG
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) January 26, 2021

12 Hours of Bathurst [Greg]

Greg West announced on the forums the next of their special events, the 12 Hours of Bathurst taking place between February 26th thru 28th.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791123.page#12375553

Ferrari GT Challenge [Mike]

iRacing shared a video of Fernando Alonso chasing down Tony Kanaan on the final lap of the Ferrari GT3 Challenge race at the Daytona road course

Ride along as @alo_oficial chases down @TonyKanaan on the last lap of a @Ferrari GT3 Challenge race at @DAYTONA pic.twitter.com/iMMJkoaSzx
— iRacing (@iRacing) January 28, 2021

The Good Package inbound? [Brian]

Nascar reporter Bob Pockrass posted that Nascar will use the low downforce, high horsepower package for the Busch Clash and the Daytona Road course. Last year they ran the high downforce package for the Daytona Road Race.

NASCAR will use the low downforce (and high horsepower-750hp) package it uses at all road courses for both the Busch Clash and the Daytona road course points race. Last year, it used high downforce for the Daytona road course race. #nascar @NASCARONFOX
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) January 22, 2021

Season 1 Patch 4 Release Notes (6 days later we get it) [Hall]

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791190.page

Free Setups [Greg]

Freddie Allwood has thrown up some free setups on the forums linking to Discord for anyone to try out.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791175.page#12376147

Jump.exe Not Responding [Brian]

Chad Irvin linked to a Youtube video showing a non working jump a the rallycross track at Sonoma.

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3791166.page#12376031

What Cars/Tracks have AI [Hall]

iRacing has posted a comprehensive list of all of the cars and tracks currently available for AI racing and promise to be adding more and more all of the time.

https://support.iracing.com/support/solutions/articles/31000159313-what-cars-and-tracks-are-available-on-ai-currently

Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath

New Website – Leave Comments

We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Hardware/Software

Stretchin Wood [Brian]

Dave Cam reviews the Rock Solid Rig RSG1 wooden sim rig that we introduced on a previous weeks show, and he loves it!

GSI Wheel [Hall]

GSI, Gomez Sim Industries formula rim is being used by several real world drivers.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIfNuOh5Ru/?igshid=1fn03g65rjpjy

4k Triples [Greg]

Linus Tech Tips showed on his Youtube channel that with the 24 GB of VRAM of the Geforce 3090 you can run triple monitors in 4K

SimTrecs Pedals [Mike]

https://www.simtrecs.com/

https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3789993.page#12365328

Rig Review [Brian]

Anthony Alfredo shows off a full motion haptic racing simulator the D-Box Generation 3 4250i

@anthony_alfredo
Testing full haptic iRacing simulator!!! #simulator #iracing #virtual #reality #gaming #iracing #foryou #racing #cars
♬ original sound – Anthony Alfredo

Vario Vesa [Greg]

Vario Vesa by Simlabs is thier innovative triple monitor mounts for 80/20 rigs

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKGV-fkhRma/?igshid=xjufpegintle

Listener Submission [Mike]

Listener Ryan Giles submitted to the show the AMR-C01 Curv Racing Simulator from Astin Martin

Name: Ryan Giles
Email: jryangiles@gmail.com
Message: https://youtu.be/OslKljNJ-mw Aston Martin created a sim rig

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Euro Sprint
- Hall – P1 @ Nurbergring GP

Ellis – p Ferrari GT Challenge-
- MX 5 Cup – Oran Park – started p7 of 18 – finished p6 – got involved in a big one lap 1 turn 1 but came out ahead of most

League / Hosted Races

FastTrack Sim Racing League – p5 – michigan – Lots of fun
- Then vegas – p3 – Slipped and fell back to 22nd, made my way back to third saving fuel, ran out at line.

Winter League- -.
Mike – wrecked out – had a slight miss on first stop under green put me way back – finally caught a caution but then got in a wreck
Hall – P5 Stuck on the bottom at the end. Still a great points day.

OBRL ARCA Series
Brian- Charlotte oval P 20 Got destroyed when there was a big wreck in front of me

OBRL National Series (Xfin)
- Atlanta
- Rochette P13 had issues trying to save tires.. Screwed myself by stalling car twice on pitroad on final GF stop. But did make it into the top 8 for the second round of playoffs

OBRL CUP Series
- Atlanta
- Rochette P13 forgot to recalibrate the brakes from the 24 and ended up speeding in pit entry but enough guys had issues having Chris and I surviving

Scales P14 had a penalty late in race put down a couple of laps but made it to the final 8

Mtec –
- Hall & Greg – P14 had a penalty late in race put down a couple of laps but made it to the final 8

Final Thoughts

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The 24 Hours of Daytona kicks off the beginning of Speedweek in iRacing and we dive deep into the good, bad and the ugly of the event including a fantastic result from some of your show hosts. Coke news continues to trickle in as well of lots of other topics and hardware, so pace yourself as you listen to this weeks edition of the iRacers Lounge Podcast.

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Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

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